Microsoft Windows 2000 SP2 SNMP LAN Manager GET/GETNEXT Request memory leak

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP2. This affects an unknown function of the component SNMP LAN Manager. Such manipulation as part of GET/GETNEXT Request leads to memory leak. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-1451. No exploit exists. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP2 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component SNMP LAN Manager. The manipulation as part of a GET/GETNEXT Request leads to a memory leak vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Memory leak in the SNMP LAN Manager (LANMAN) MIB extension for Microsoft Windows 2000 before SP3, when the Print Spooler is not running, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of GET or GETNEXT requests.

The issue has been introduced in 05/16/2001. The weakness was disclosed 10/22/2002 by Chris Anley with NGSSoftware as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-1451 since 04/21/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 524 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Upgrading to version SP3 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10431) and SecurityFocus (BID 6030†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory leak
CWE: CWE-401 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Patch
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Upgrade: Windows SP3

Timelineinfo

05/16/2001 🔍
10/22/2002 +524 days 🔍
10/22/2002 +0 days 🔍
10/22/2002 +0 days 🔍
04/21/2005 +912 days 🔍
07/30/2014 +3387 days 🔍
12/27/2024 +3803 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Chris Anley
Organization: NGSSoftware
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-1451 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-1451
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19082
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X-Force: 10431
SecurityFocus: 6030 - Microsoft Windows 2000 SNMP Printer Query Denial of Service Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 07/30/2014 17:59
Updated: 12/27/2024 01:41
Changes: 07/30/2014 17:59 (54), 04/14/2019 17:00 (6), 12/27/2024 01:41 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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