Microsoft Windows Remote Administration Protocol (RAP) Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:54921

Info

Microsoft Windows Remote Administration Protocol (RAP) Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 54921
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2012-1850
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Aug 14 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Aug 14 2012 12:00AM
Credit: Yamata Li of Palo Alto Networks
Vulnerable: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 0
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows XP 0
Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition SP2
Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition SP1
Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition 0
Microsoft Windows Vista SP2
Microsoft Windows Vista SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Itanium SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Itanium 0
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems 0
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems 0
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems 0
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems 0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Itanium SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Itanium SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1
Microsoft Windows 7 for x64-based Systems SP1
Microsoft Windows 7 for x64-based Systems 0
Microsoft Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems SP1
Microsoft Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems 0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Microsoft Windows Remote Administration Protocol (RAP) Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability that affects the Windows Remote Administration Protocol (RAP) service.

An attacker can exploit this issue to cause the RAP service to stop responding, denying service to legitimate users.

Exploit / POC

Microsoft Windows Remote Administration Protocol (RAP) Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

An attacker can use readily available tools to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

Microsoft Windows Remote Administration Protocol (RAP) Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an advisory and updates. Please see the references for details.

References

Microsoft Windows Remote Administration Protocol (RAP) Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

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