Microsoft Windows Named Pipe Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability

BID:12486

Info

Microsoft Windows Named Pipe Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 12486
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2005-0051
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Feb 08 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 10:06AM
Credit: Jean-Baptiste Marchand is credited with the discovery of this issue.
Vulnerable: Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition SP2
Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition SP1
Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2
Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP1
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP2
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP1
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Home SP2
Microsoft Windows XP Home SP1
Microsoft Windows XP Home
Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition SP1
Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Microsoft Windows Named Pipe Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability

A remote information disclosure vulnerability affects Microsoft Windows. This issue is due to a failure of the application to securely store potentially sensitive system information.

An attacker may leverage this issue to disclose the user names of all users connected to a network share, potentially facilitating further attacks against affected computers.

Exploit / POC

Microsoft Windows Named Pipe Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

Solution / Fix

Microsoft Windows Named Pipe Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Solution:
Microsoft has released updates to address this issue on supported platforms.


Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP1

Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition SP2

Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP2

Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2

Microsoft Windows XP Home SP1

Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition SP1

Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition

Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP1

Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition SP1

Microsoft Windows XP Home SP2

References

Microsoft Windows Named Pipe Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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