MS05-007: Vulnerability in Windows Could Allow Information Disclosure (888302)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 16331

Synopsis

It is possible to disclose information about the remote host.

Description

The remote version of Windows contains a flaw that could allow an attacker to cause it to disclose information over the use of a named pipe through a NULL session.

An attacker may exploit this flaw to gain more knowledge about the remote host.

Solution

Microsoft has released a patch for Windows XP.

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2005/ms05-007

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 16331

File Name: smb_nt_ms05-007.nasl

Version: 1.33

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 2/9/2005

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/8/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/8/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0051

BID: 12486

CERT: 939074

MSFT: MS05-007

MSKB: 888302