Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Multiple UNC Provider memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. This affects an unknown function of the component Multiple UNC Provider. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-0151. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Multiple UNC Provider. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in Multiple UNC Provider (MUP) in Microsoft Windows operating systems allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly gain SYSTEM privileges via a long UNC request.

The weakness was shared 04/04/2002 by NSFOCUS with NSFOCUS Security Team as MS02-017 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-0151. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10944 (MS02-017: MUP overlong request kernel overflow Patch (311967)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90233 (Microsoft Windows Unchecked Buffer in Multiple UNC Provider Could Enable Code Execution (MS02-017)).

Applying the patch MS02-017 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (8752), Tenable (10944), SecurityFocus (BID 4426†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-375†). The entry VDB-18058 is related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 10944
Nessus Name: MS02-017: MUP overlong request kernel overflow Patch (311967)
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OpenVAS ID: 10944
OpenVAS Name: MUP overlong request kernel overflow Patch (Q311967)
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Patch: MS02-017

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS02-017
Researcher: NSFOCUS
Organization: NSFOCUS Security Team
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-0151 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0151
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18059

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X-Force: 8752
SecurityFocus: 4426
Vulnerability Center: 375 - [MS02-017] Buffer Overflow in Microsoft Windows 2000 / NT / XP MUP UNC Request, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 13:50
Updated: 09/22/2025 13:34
Changes: 07/11/2014 13:50 (74), 06/27/2021 09:55 (2), 09/22/2025 13:34 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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