Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT 4.0/2000 NetBIOS authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT 4.0/2000. This impacts an unknown function of the component NetBIOS Handler. This manipulation causes authentication spoofing. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2000-1079. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT 4.0/2000 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component NetBIOS Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Interactions between the CIFS Browser Protocol and NetBIOS as implemented in Microsoft Windows 95, 98, NT, and 2000 allow remote attackers to modify dynamic NetBIOS name cache entries via a spoofed Browse Frame Request in a unicast or UDP broadcast datagram.

The issue has been introduced in 08/24/1995. The weakness was published 08/29/2000 (Website). The advisory is shared at nai.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2000-1079. 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.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1832 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5168), SecurityFocus (BID 1620†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1199†). Similar entry is available at VDB-15802. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/24/1995 🔍
08/29/2000 +1832 days 🔍
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08/29/2000 +0 days 🔍
06/16/2003 +1021 days 🔍
06/25/2014 +4027 days 🔍
05/09/2019 +1779 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: nai.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-1079 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-1079
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15805

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X-Force: 5168 - Microsoft Windows NetBIOS cache corruption
SecurityFocus: 1620 - Microsoft Windows 9x / NT 4.0 / 2000 NetBIOS Cache Corruption Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 1199 - Windows NetBIOS Cash Corruption, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/25/2014 16:05
Updated: 05/09/2019 22:15
Changes: 06/25/2014 16:05 (64), 05/09/2019 22:15 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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