| Plugin ID | 313 |
| Plugin name | Microsoft NNTP server prior 5.0.2195 and prior 6.0.3790 long message buffer overflow |
| Plugin filename | Microsoft NNTP server prior 5.0.2195 and prior 6.0.3790 long message buffer overflow.plugin |
| Plugin filesize | 3551 bytes |
| Plugin family | Windows |
| Plugin created name | Marc Ruef |
| Plugin created email | marc.ruef at computec.ch |
| Plugin created web | http://www.computec.ch |
| Plugin created company | computec.ch |
| Plugin created date | 2005/01/05 |
| Plugin version | 1.0 |
| Plugin protocol | tcp |
| Plugin port | 119 |
| Plugin procedure detection | open|sleep|close|pattern_exists 200 NNTP Service *5.0.[0-1]* OR 200 NNTP Service *5.0.20[0-8]* OR 200 NNTP Service *5.0.209[0-4]* OR 200 NNTP Service *6.0.[0-2]* OR 200 NNTP Service *6.0.3[0-6]* OR 200 NNTP Service *6.0.37[0-8]* |
| Plugin detection accuracy | 85 |
| Plugin comment | The NASL script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security |
| Bug published name | Lucas Lavarello und Juliano Rizzo |
| Bug published web | http://www.coresecurity.com |
| Bug published company | Core Security Technologies |
| Bug published date | 2004/10/12 |
| Bug advisory | http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS04-036.mspx |
| Bug produced name | Microsoft |
| Bug produced email | info at microsoft dot com |
| Bug produced web | http://www.microsoft.com |
| Bug affected | Microsoft NNTP server prior 5.0.2195 and prior 6.0.3790 |
| Bug vulnerability class | Buffer Overflow |
| Bug description | The remote host is running a version of Microsoft NNTP server which is vulnerable to a buffer overflow issue. An attacker may exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary commands on the remote host with the privileges of the NNTP server process. |
| Bug solution | See http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS04-036.mspx |
| Bug fixing time | Approx. 20 minutes |
| Bug exploit availability | Yes |
| Bug exploit url | http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/6T00C0UBGU.html |
| Bug remote | Yes |
| Bug local | Yes |
| Bug severity | High |
| Bug popularity | 8 |
| Bug simplicity | 7 |
| Bug impact | 9 |
| Bug risk | 8 |
| Bug Nessus risk | High |
| Bug check tools | Nessus can check this flaw with the plugin 15465 (MS NNTP Vulnerability (883935)). An exploit has been published on SecuriTeam.com |
| Source CVE | CVE-2004-0574 |
| Source SecurityFocus BID | 11379 |
| Source Secunia ID | 12802 |
| Source SecuriTeam URL | http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/6T00C0UBGU.html |
| Source Security Tracker ID | 1011631 |
| Source scipID | 883 |
| Source Heise News | 52083 |
| Source Heise Security | 52083 |
| Source Nessus ID | 15465 |
| Source Microsoft Security Bulletin ID | MS04-036 |
| Source Literature | Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions, Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray and George Kurtz, February 25, 2003, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, ISBN 0072227427 |
| Source Misc. | 2004-A-0018 |