Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 RPC Runtime Library denial of service

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component RPC Runtime Library. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is confidentiality, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The RPC Runtime Library for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 allows remote attackers to read active memory or cause a denial of service (system crash) via a malicious message, possibly related to improper length values.

The bug was discovered 10/12/2004. The weakness was shared 10/12/2004 with BindView as MS04-029 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-0569 since 06/15/2004. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15467 (MS04-029: Vulnerability in RPC Runtime Library Could Allow Information Disclosure and Denial of Service (873350)), 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. Applying the patch MS04-029 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3750.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17646) and Tenable (15467). The entries 886, 888, 885 and 883 are related to this item.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 15467
Nessus Name: MS04-029: Vulnerability in RPC Runtime Library Could Allow Information Disclosure and Denial of Service (873350)
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OpenVAS ID: 15467
OpenVAS Name: Vulnerability in RPC Runtime Library Could Allow Information Disclosure and Denial of Service (873350)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS04-029
Researcher: http://www.bindview.com
Organization: BindView
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-0569 (🔍)
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X-Force: 17646 - Microsoft Windows RPC Runtime Library obtain information, Medium Risk
SecurityTracker: 1011632
Vulnerability Center: 5540 - [MS04-029] Microsoft Windows NT RPC Runtime Library DoS and Memory Leakage, High
SecuriTeam: securiteam.com
SecurityFocus: 11380 - Microsoft RPC Runtime Library Remote Denial Of Service And Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 12799 - Microsoft Windows NT RPC Runtime Library Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 10686 - Microsoft Windows NT RPC Library Arbitrary Memory Manipulation

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Created: 10/13/2004 13:09
Updated: 06/29/2019 16:04
Changes: 10/13/2004 13:09 (104), 06/29/2019 16:04 (2)
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