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Microsoft Windows WINS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (969883)
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
9.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
14 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS09-039.
Insight
Insight
- An Heap overflow error exists when processing specially crafted WINS network packets, which could be exploited to crash an affected server. - WINS server improperly validates and does not restrict buffer lengths passed to the heap, which could be exploited to crash an affected server.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Microsoft Windows 2k Service Pack 4 and prior Microsoft Windows 2k3 Service Pack 2 and prior
Solution
Solution
The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.