MS02-012: Malformed Data Transfer Request can Cause Windows SMTP Service to Fail (313450)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 20885

Synopsis

It is possible to crash the mail service.

Description

The remote host contains a flaw in its SMTP service that could allow an attacker to crash it.

Vulnerable services are SMTP service (Windows XP/Windows 2000) and Exchange 2000 (Windows 2000).

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows XP and 2000.

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2002/ms02-012

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 20885

File Name: smb_nt_ms02-012.nasl

Version: 1.29

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 3/28/2007

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows, cpe:/a:microsoft:exchange_server

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/27/2002

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/27/2002

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-0055

BID: 4204

MSFT: MS02-012

MSKB: 313450