Microsoft Windows RPC Authentication denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Microsoft Windows. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component RPC Authentication. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2007-2228. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (the affected version unknown) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component RPC Authentication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

rpcrt4.dll (aka the RPC runtime library) in Microsoft Windows XP SP2, XP Professional x64 Edition, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Server 2003 x64 Edition and x64 Edition SP2, and Vista and Vista x64 Edition allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (RPCSS service stop and system restart) via an RPC request that uses NTLMSSP PACKET authentication with a zero-valued verification trailer signature, which triggers an invalid dereference. NOTE: this also affects Windows 2000 SP4, although the impact is an information leak.

The weakness was published 10/09/2007 with Tenable Network Security (Website). The advisory is available at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-2228 since 04/24/2007. The attack needs to be done within the local network. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 26964 (MS07-058: Vulnerability in RPC Could Allow Denial of Service (933729)), 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 90412 (RPC Could Allow Denial of Service (MS07-058)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS07-058 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 12642. In this case the pattern NTLMSSP|00 03 00 00 00| is used for detection. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 5657. The filter is assigned to the category Vulnerabilities.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (36803), Tenable (26964), SecurityFocus (BID 25974†), OSVDB (37628†) and Secunia (SA27153†). Similar entries are available at VDB-3368 and VDB-3367. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 26964
Nessus Name: MS07-058: Vulnerability in RPC Could Allow Denial of Service (933729)
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OpenVAS ID: 801712
OpenVAS Name: Vulnerability in RPC Could Allow Denial of Service (933729)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS07-058

Snort ID: 12642
Snort Message: DOS RPC NTLMSSP malformed credentials
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Organization: Tenable Network Security
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-2228 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-2228
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3370

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X-Force: 36803
SecurityFocus: 25974 - Microsoft Windows RPC NTLMSSP Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 27153
OSVDB: 37628 - Microsoft Windows 2000 RPC Authentication Crafted Request Remote DoS
SecurityTracker: 1018787
Vulnerability Center: 16466 - [MS07-058] Microsoft Windows Remote RPC DoS via Crafted RPC NTLMSSP Authentication Request, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-3438

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/18/2007 09:49
Updated: 06/08/2025 21:21
Changes: 10/18/2007 09:49 (94), 07/27/2019 11:36 (12), 06/08/2025 21:21 (18)
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