VDB-27260 · CVE-2005-3981 · BID 15671

Microsoft Windows 2000/Server 2003/XP openprocess denial of service ⚔ [Disputed]

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Microsoft Windows 2000/Server 2003/XP. This affects the function openprocess. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2005-3981. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. Furthermore, an exploit is available. The existence of this vulnerability is still disputed at present. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 2000/Server 2003/XP (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function openprocess. 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:

** disputed ** note: this issue has been disputed by third parties. microsoft windows xp 2000 and 2003 allows local users to kill a writable process by using the createremotethread function with certain arguments on a process that has been opened using the openprocess function possibly involving an invalid address for the start routine. note: followup posts have disputed this issue saying that if a user already has privileges to write to a process then other functions could be called or the process could be terminated using process_terminate.

The weakness was published 12/04/2005 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-3981 since 12/04/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 15671†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Microsoft

Name

Windows

Version

License

commercial

Support

end of life (old version)

Website

Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
Product: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/01/2005 🔍
12/04/2005 +3 days 🔍
12/04/2005 +0 days 🔍
12/04/2005 +0 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +3384 days 🔍
08/08/2024 +3438 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
Disputed: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2005-3981 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3981
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27260
SecurityFocus: 15671 - Microsoft Windows CreateRemoteThread Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 08/08/2024 06:44
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (49), 08/19/2018 20:00 (6), 08/08/2024 06:44 (16)
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