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Vulnerability Assessment Details

Unchecked buffer in Locate Service

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks for MS Hotfix 810833

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host.

Description :

The Microsoft Locate service is a name server that maps logical
names to network-specific names.

There is a security vulnerability in this server which permits
a possible hacker to execute arbitrary code in it by sending a specially
crafted packet to it.

Solution :

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows NT, 2000 and XP :

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms03-001.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: 6666

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2007 Tenable Network Security

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