Microsoft Windows 2000 Remote Installation Service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Microsoft Windows 2000. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Remote Installation Service. Performing a manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2006-5584. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating System). This affects some unknown functionality of the component Remote Installation Service. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The Remote Installation Service (RIS) in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 uses a TFTP server that allows anonymous access, which allows remote attackers to upload and overwrite arbitrary files to gain privileges on systems that use RIS.

The issue has been introduced in 02/17/2000. The weakness was shared 12/12/2006 by Nicolas Ruff as MS06-077 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-5584 since 10/27/2006. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2490 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 23839 (MS06-077: Vulnerability in Remote Installation Service Could Allow Remote Code Execution (926121)), 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 90370 (Remote Installation Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS06-077)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS06-077 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 9638. In this case the pattern |00 02| is used for detection. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 4904.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (30757), Tenable (23839), SecurityFocus (BID 21495†), OSVDB (30817†) and Secunia (SA23312†). The entries VDB-2738 and VDB-2737 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 23839
Nessus Name: MS06-077: Vulnerability in Remote Installation Service Could Allow Remote Code Execution (926121)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS06-077

Snort ID: 9638
Snort Message: TFTP PUT Microsoft RIS filename overwrite attempt
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS06-077
Researcher: Nicolas Ruff
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-5584 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5584
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2739

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X-Force: 30757
SecurityFocus: 21495 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Remote Installation Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 23312 - Windows Remote Installation Service Writable Path Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 30817 - Microsoft Windows Remote Installation Service TFTP Arbitrary File Overwrite
SecurityTracker: 1017368 - Windows Remote Installation Service TFTP Server Lets Remote Users Overwrite Files to Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 13311 - [MS06-077] Microsoft Windows Remote Installation Service (RIS) TFTP Server allows File Uploading, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-4970

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/14/2006 15:19
Updated: 06/15/2025 19:22
Changes: 12/14/2006 15:19 (92), 12/20/2016 11:09 (12), 03/13/2021 17:09 (3), 01/16/2025 10:23 (15), 06/15/2025 19:22 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:5FC:103

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