Microsoft Windows NT RPC Endpoint Mapper Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:3313

Info

Microsoft Windows NT RPC Endpoint Mapper Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 3313
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Sep 10 2001 12:00AM
Updated: Sep 10 2001 12:00AM
Credit: This vulnerability was discovered by Seiichi Tatsukawa of Rational Software (http://www.rational.com).
Vulnerable: Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6a
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP5
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP4
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP3
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP2
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP1
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP6
Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP5
Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP4
Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP3
Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP2
Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP1
Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6a
+ Avaya DefinityOne Media Servers
+ Avaya DefinityOne Media Servers
+ Avaya IP600 Media Servers
+ Avaya IP600 Media Servers
+ Avaya S3400 Message Application Server 0
+ Avaya S8100 Media Servers 0
+ Avaya S8100 Media Servers 0
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP5
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP4
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP3
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP2
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP1
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6a
Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6
Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP5
Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP4
Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP3
Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP2
Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP1
Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0
Not Vulnerable: Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP1
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows XP Home SP1
Microsoft Windows XP Home
Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services SP3
+ Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP3
+ Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP3
+ Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP3
Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services SP2
+ Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
+ Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2
+ Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services SP1
+ Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
+ Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP1
+ Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services
+ Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
+ Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
+ Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP3
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
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 SP3
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP3
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP3
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

Discussion

Microsoft Windows NT RPC Endpoint Mapper Denial of Service Vulnerability

Remote Procedure Call (RPC) services are dynamically assigned TCP and UDP ports. The RPC Endpoint Mapper service communicates on which port an RPC service resides to a requesting client.

When the RPC Endpoint Mapper, which typically resides on port 135, is sent a particular type of malformed data, it can cause the service to fail. This will cause all client attempts to access any RPC services on the target host to fail, resulting in a denial of services.

Exploit / POC

Microsoft Windows NT RPC Endpoint Mapper Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Solution / Fix

Microsoft Windows NT RPC Endpoint Mapper Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Microsoft has released a hotfix which addresses this issue.

The linked fix was updated by Microsoft on March 17, 2003 for unspecified reasons. Administrators who have already applied the fix are advised to apply the new version.


Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6a

Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6a

Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6a

References

Microsoft Windows NT RPC Endpoint Mapper Denial of Service Vulnerability

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