USSR Advisory #37 - Remote DoS attack in the Windows 2000 / NT 4.0 print request server. Malformed information sent to TCP port 515 can cause the process containing the service to crash, and also cause other services to crash.
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Remote DoS Attack in Windows 2000/NT 4.0 TCP/IP Print Request Server
Vulnerability
USSR Advisory Code: USSR-2000037
Release Date:
March 28, 2000
Systems Affected:
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server, Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Services Affected:
SimpTCP,
DHCPServer
FTPSvc,
LPDSvc,
BinlSvc,
TCP/IP Print Request Server.
THE PROBLEM
Ussr Labs found a heap memory problem in TCP/IP Print Server, if
anyone perform a atack with
specially-malformed information to port (515 Print Server),could
cause the process
containing the service to crash,and also could cause other services
such as, SimpTCP, DHCPServer
FTPSvc, LPDSvc, BinlSvc,to stop.
Binary or Source for this D.o.S:
http://www.ussrback.com/
The Exploit:
The D.O.S, stop the remote machine services:
SimpTCP,
DHCPServer,
FTPSvc,
LPDSvc,
BinlSvc,
and crash the TCP/IP Print Request Server
Vendor Status:
Contacted: Mon 2/28/2000 5:54 PM
Vendor Url: http://www.microsoft.com
Program Url: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/default.asp
Fix:
Windows 2000 (all versions):
http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/Release.asp?ReleaseID=19884
Windows NT 4.0
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?releaseID=20015
Windows NT 4.0 Alpha:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?releaseID=20016
More Information:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms00-021.asp
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS00-021: Frequently Asked Questions,
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/fq00-021.asp
Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) article Q257870.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/support/kb.asp?ID=257870
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Underground Security Systems Research
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