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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Windows : Microsoft Bulletins >> ASN.1 parsing vulnerability (828028) Vulnerability Assessment Details
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ASN.1 parsing vulnerability (828028) |
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Checks the version of MDAC Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Summary : Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host. Description : The remote Windows host has a ASN.1 library which is vulnerable to a flaw which could permit a possible hacker to execute arbitrary code on this host. To exploit this flaw, a possible hacker would need to send a specially crafted ASN.1 encoded packet (either an IPsec session negotiation, or an HTTPS request) with improperly advertised lengths. A public code is available to exploit this flaw. Solution : Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows NT, 2000, XP and 2003 : http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-007.mspx Network Security Threat Level: Critical / CVSS Base Score : 10 (AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:C/A:C/I:C/B:N) Networks Security ID: 9633, 9635, 13300 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2007 Tenable Network Security |
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