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Alert: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-007 - Vulnerability in Windows Could Allow Information Disclosure (888302)

From: Russ Cooper (Russ.CooperTRUSECURE.CA)
Date: Tue Feb 08 2005 - 12:32:24 CST


Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-007:
Vulnerability in Windows Could Allow Information Disclosure (888302)

Bulletin URL:
<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS05-007.mspx>

Version Number: 1.0
Issued Date: Tuesday, February 08, 2005
Impact of Vulnerability: Information Disclosure
Maximum Severity Rating: Important
Patch(es) Replaced: None
Caveats: None

Tested Software:
Affected Software:
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* Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
<http://tinyurl.com/4vgsu>
* Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Service Pack 1 (Itanium) Windows XP (all versions)
<http://tinyurl.com/6nskw>

Technical Description:
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* Named Pipe Vulnerability - CAN-2005-0051: This is an information disclosure vulnerability. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could remotely read the user names for users who have an open connection to an available shared resource.

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Cheers,
Russ - Senior Scientist - TruSecure Corporation/NTBugtraq Editor

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NTBugtraq Editor's Note:

Most viruses these days use spoofed email addresses. As such, using an Anti-Virus product which automatically notifies the perceived sender of a message it believes is infected may well cause more harm than good. Someone who did not actually send you a virus may receive the notification and scramble their support staff to find an infection which never existed in the first place. Suggest such notifications be disabled by whomever is responsible for your AV, or at least that the idea is considered.
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