Rule: 

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Sid: 
3144

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Summary: 
This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a known
vulnerability in Microsoft systems using Server Message Block (SMB).

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Impact: 
Serious. Execution of arbitrary code leading to unauthorized
administrative access to the target host. Denial of Service (DoS) is
also possible.

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Detailed Information:
SMB is a client - server protocol used in sharing resources such as
files, printers, ports, named pipes and other things, between machines
on a network.

A vulnerability in the Microsoft implementation of SMB exists due to a
programming error which may present an attacker with the opportunity to
exploit the service and run code of their choosing on an affected
system. The attacker may then cause a DoS condition in the service or
possibly gain unauthorized access to the target host.

A malicious attacker can exploit the vulnerability by sending a
malicious response from a server in response to a client request using
SMB.

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Affected Systems:
	Microsoft Windows 2003
	Microsoft Windows 2000
	Microsoft Windows XP

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Attack Scenarios: 
An attacker can supply extra data in the message from the server
containing code of their choosing to be run on the client.

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Ease of Attack: 
Simple.

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False Positives:
None known.

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False Negatives:
None known.

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Corrective Action: 
Apply the appropriate vendor supplied patches.

Turn off windows file and print services.

Use Samba as an alternative.

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Contributors: 
Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team
Brian Caswell <bmc@sourcefire.com>
Nigel Houghton <nigel.houghton@sourcefire.com>

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Additional References:

eEye:
http://www.eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20050208.html

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