Microsoft Windows Server 2003/XP memory leak

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Server 2003/XP. It has been declared as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory leak. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2004-2365. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows Server 2003/XP (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Memory leak in Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) by repeatedly creating and deleting directories using a non-standard tool such as smbmount.

The weakness was published 12/31/2004 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-2365 since 08/16/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15057) and SecurityFocus (BID 9467†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/21/2004 🔍
12/31/2004 +345 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +0 days 🔍
08/16/2005 +228 days 🔍
03/09/2015 +3492 days 🔍
06/30/2021 +2305 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-2365 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2365
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23260
X-Force: 15057 - Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 smbmount Linux client denial of service
SecurityFocus: 9467

Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2015 16:19
Updated: 06/30/2021 20:55
Changes: 03/09/2015 16:19 (49), 04/07/2017 16:03 (3), 06/30/2021 20:55 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:D18:103

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