VDB-25513 · CVE-2005-1205 · BID 13940

Microsoft Windows XP Services for UNIX information disclosure

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows XP (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Services for UNIX. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The Telnet client for Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Services for UNIX allows remote attackers to read sensitive environment variables via the NEW-ENVIRON option with a SEND ENV_USERVAR command.

The weakness was presented 06/14/2005 by Gael Delalleau as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-1205 since 04/22/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18486 (MS05-033: Vulnerability in Telnet Client Could Allow Information Disclosure (896428)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3549.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (18486). See 25512 for similar entry.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592

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Nessus ID: 18486
Nessus Name: MS05-033: Vulnerability in Telnet Client Could Allow Information Disclosure (896428)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Gael Delalleau
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-1205 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1014203
Vulnerability Center: 8331 - [MS05-033] Information Disclosure in the Telnet Client for Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Server 2, Low
SecurityFocus: 13940 - Multiple Vendor Telnet Client Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 15690

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Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 09/17/2018 08:09
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (62), 09/17/2018 08:09 (17)
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