Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.50.2726.0 Remote Control Client Service denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.50.2726.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Remote Control Client Service. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2004-0728. In addition, an exploit is available. Restrictive firewalling should be applied.

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.50.2726.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Remote Control Client Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

The Remote Control Client service in Microsoft s Systems Management Server (SMS) 2.50.2726.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a data packet to TCP port 2702 that causes the server to read or write to an invalid memory address.

The weakness was presented 07/14/2004 with HexView (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-0728 since 07/22/2004. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by MacDefender and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90138 (Microsoft SMS Client Component Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability).

Addressing this vulnerability is possible by firewalling . Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 3673. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 31586.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16696), Exploit-DB (366), SecurityFocus (BID 10726†), OSVDB (8243†) and Secunia (SA11814†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: MacDefender
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OpenVAS ID: 13752
OpenVAS Name: Denial of Service (DoS) in Microsoft SMS Client
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Recommended: Firewall
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Snort ID: 3673
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: HexView
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-0728 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0728
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21968
X-Force: 16696
SecurityFocus: 10726 - Microsoft Systems Management Server Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 11814 - Microsoft Systems Management Server Remote Control Service Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 8243 - Microsoft SMS Port 2702 DoS
Vulnerability Center: 5411 - DoS in Microsoft SMS Remote Control Client Service, High

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

Entryinfo

Created: 12/05/2014 11:04
Updated: 07/12/2025 16:47
Changes: 12/05/2014 11:04 (78), 05/24/2019 21:54 (6), 07/12/2025 16:47 (22)
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