CVE-2004-1080

Published Jan 10, 2005 microsoft

Overview

CVE-2004-1080 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting microsoft windows_2000. It was published on January 10, 2005.

Technical Description

The WINS service (wins.exe) on Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Windows 2000 Server, and Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary memory locations and possibly execute arbitrary code via a modified memory pointer in a WINS replication packet to TCP port 42, aka the "Association Context Vulnerability."

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from microsoft. Update windows_2000 to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status

References

Ref marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110150370506704&w=2 Ref secunia.com/advisories/13328/ Ref securitytracker.com/id?1012516 Ref support.microsoft.com/kb/890710 Ref www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-054.shtml Ref www.immunitysec.com/downloads/instantanea.pdf Ref www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/145134 Ref www.osvdb.org/12378 Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/11763 Ref xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/184

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2004-1080?

CVE-2004-1080 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting microsoft windows_2000. It was published on January 10, 2005.

How severe is CVE-2004-1080?

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