Microsoft Windows NT 4.0/2000 TCP/IP Printing Services Print Request denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0/2000. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component TCP/IP Printing Services. This manipulation as part of Print Request causes denial of service. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2000-0232. The attack needs to be launched locally. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0/2000 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component TCP/IP Printing Services. The manipulation as part of a Print Request leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft TCP/IP Printing Services, aka Print Services for Unix, allows an attacker to cause a denial of service via a malformed TCP/IP print request.

The weakness was published 03/30/2000 as MS00-021 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2000-0232. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Applying the patch MS00-021 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 3442. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 2862.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (4203), Exploit-DB (19827), SecurityFocus (BID 1082†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-778†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: MS00-021

Snort ID: 3442
Snort Message: OS-WINDOWS Microsoft Windows TCP print service overflow attempt
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS00-021
Researcher: Posted to Bugtraq on March 30, 2000 by USSR Labs .
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0232 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0232
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15415
X-Force: 4203
SecurityFocus: 1082
Vulnerability Center: 778 - [MS00-021] Windows 2000/NT TCP/IP Printing Service DoS Vulnerability, Low

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 06/24/2014 00:59
Updated: 02/23/2025 19:07
Changes: 06/24/2014 00:59 (46), 04/07/2017 16:02 (24), 10/08/2020 16:22 (1), 02/23/2025 19:07 (17)
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