Microsoft Windows 2000 Remote CPU-overload Vulnerability

BID:1415

Info

Microsoft Windows 2000 Remote CPU-overload Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 1415
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2000-0580
Remote: Yes
Local: Yes
Published: Jun 30 2000 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 02:56AM
Credit: Posted to BugTraq on June 30, 2000 in an advisory by SecureXpert Labs, in which the following individuals are credited: Mike Murray, Max Degtyar, and Richard Reiner, all of SecureXpert Labs.
Vulnerable: Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
+ Avaya DefinityOne Media Servers
+ Avaya IP600 Media Servers
+ Avaya S3400 Message Application Server 0
+ Avaya S8100 Media Servers 0
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Microsoft Windows 2000 Remote CPU-overload Vulnerability

Sending a stream of binary zeros to any one of a number of Windows 2000 ports can cause 100% CPU utilization. The ports that were found vulnerable include TCP ports 7, 9, 21, 23, 7778 and UDP ports 53, 67, 68, 135, 137, 500, 1812, 1813, 2535, 3456.

Exploit / POC

Microsoft Windows 2000 Remote CPU-overload Vulnerability

From the SecureXpert advisory:
This can easily be reproduced from a Linux system using netcat with an input of /dev/zero, with a command such as "nc target.host 7 < /dev/zero" for the TCP variant or "nc -u target.host 53 < /dev/zero" for the UDP variant.

Solution / Fix

Microsoft Windows 2000 Remote CPU-overload Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently the SecurityFocus staff are not aware of any vendor supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

References

Microsoft Windows 2000 Remote CPU-overload Vulnerability

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