PT-2000-1987 · Microsoft · Windows

Published 2000-08-29 · Updated 2017-12-19 · CVE-2000-1079

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows versions prior to the fixed version

Description The issue arises from interactions between the CIFS Browser Protocol and NetBIOS, allowing remote attackers to modify dynamic NetBIOS name cache entries. This can be achieved by sending a spoofed Browse Frame Request in a unicast or UDP broadcast datagram.

Recommendations For Microsoft Windows 95, 98, NT, and 2000, apply the necessary patch to fix the issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2000-1079

Affected Products

Windows

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-1079 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/1620 · Vendor Advisory
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/2000-q3/0116.html · Note
• http://nai.com/research/covert/advisories/045.asp · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5168 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1079 · Note