Microsoft Windows DNS Server RPC interface buffer overflow

win-dns-rpc-bo (33629) The risk level is classified as HighHigh Risk

Description:

The Microsoft Windows Domain Name System (DNS) Server is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow in the RPC interface. By sending a specially-crafted Remote Procedure Call (RPC) packet to a vulnerable system, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with SYSTEM privileges.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 10
  Access Vector: Remote
  Access Complexity: Low
  Authentication: Not Required
  Confidentiality Impact: Complete
  Integrity Impact: Complete
  Availability Impact: Complete
 
Temporal Score: 8.3
  Exploitability: Functional
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-029. See References.

References:

Platforms Affected:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2003 Server SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 2003 Server SP1 x64
  • Microsoft Windows 2003 Server SP1 Itanium
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 Itanium
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 x64

Reported:

Apr 12, 2007

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