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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.11890
Category:Windows
Title:Buffer Overrun in Messenger Service (real test)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

A security vulnerability exists in the Messenger Service that could allow
arbitrary code execution on an affected system. An attacker who successfully
exploited this vulnerability could be able to run code with Local System
privileges on an affected system, or could cause the Messenger Service to fail.
Disabling the Messenger Service will prevent the possibility of attack.

This plugin actually checked for the presence of this flaw.

Solution : see http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms03-043.mspx

Risk factor : High

Cross-Ref: BugTraq ID: 8826
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2003-0717
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8826
Bugtraq: 20031016 MS03-043 Popup Messenger Servce buffer-overflow (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=106632188709562&w=2
Bugtraq: 20031018 Proof of concept for Windows Messenger Service overflow (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106666713812158&w=2
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-27.html
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#575892
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/575892
Microsoft Security Bulletin: MS03-043
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-043
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A213
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A268
CopyrightThis script is Copyright (C) 2003 Tenable Network Security

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