Microsoft Windows XP Domain Controller

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Microsoft Windows XP. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Domain Controller. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-1256. The attack can only be done within the local network. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows XP (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Domain Controller. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The SMB signing capability in the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol in Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP allows attackers to disable the digital signing settings in an SMB session to force the data to be sent unsigned, then inject data into the session without detection, e.g. by modifying group policy information sent from a domain controller.

The weakness was released 12/23/2002 by FIRST with Microsoft as MS02-070 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-1256. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11215 (MS02-070: Flaw in SMB Signing Could Enable Group Policy to be Modified (329170)), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90181 (Microsoft Windows SMB Signing Vulnerability (MS02-070)).

Applying the patch MS02-070 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10843), Tenable (11215), SecurityFocus (BID 6367†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1116†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Nessus ID: 11215
Nessus Name: MS02-070: Flaw in SMB Signing Could Enable Group Policy to be Modified (329170)
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OpenVAS ID: 11215
OpenVAS Name: Flaw in SMB Signing Could Enable Group Policy to be Modified (329170)
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: MS02-070

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12/11/2002 🔍
12/12/2002 +1 days 🔍
12/23/2002 +11 days 🔍
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01/25/2003 +33 days 🔍
04/28/2003 +93 days 🔍
07/28/2014 +4109 days 🔍
09/06/2025 +4058 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS02-070
Researcher: FIRST
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-1256 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1256
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19231

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X-Force: 10843 - Microsoft Windows 2000 and XP SMB signing group policy modification
SecurityFocus: 6367 - Microsoft Windows SMB Signing Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 1116 - [MS02-070] Group Policy Modification Enabled Due to Flaw in SMB Signing, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 07/28/2014 10:31
Updated: 09/06/2025 23:50
Changes: 07/28/2014 10:31 (67), 05/09/2019 17:53 (10), 09/06/2025 23:50 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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