Microsoft Windows Client Service for NetWare (CSNW) buffer overflow
| ms-csnw-bo (29952) |  High Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Client Service for NetWare (CSNW) is vulnerable to a buffer overflow. By sending a specially-crafted message to the CSNW service on an affected system, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.
Note: Client Service for NetWare is not installed by default.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 8 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 5.9 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-066. See References.
References:
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-066: Vulnerabilities in NetWare Client Service Could Allow Remote Code Execution (923980).
- ASA-2006-253: Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for November 2006 (MS06-66 - MS06-71)
- BID-21023: Microsoft Windows Client Service For Netware Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-4688: Buffer overflow in Client Service for NetWare (CSNW) in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, and Server 2003 up to SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted messages, aka Client Service for NetWare Memory Corruption Vulnerability.
- SA22866: Microsoft Windows Client Service for Netware Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1017224: Microsoft Client Service for Netware Buffer Overflows Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Crash the System
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-4504: Microsoft Windows Client for NetWare and NetWare Driver Vulnerabilities (MS06-066)
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4
- Microsoft Windows 2003
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows XP SP2
Reported:
Nov 14, 2006
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