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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.801991
Category:Windows
Title:Microsoft Windows SMB/NETBIOS NULL Session Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Summary:Microsoft Windows is prone to an authentication bypass; vulnerability via SMB/NETBIOS.
Description:Summary:
Microsoft Windows is prone to an authentication bypass
vulnerability via SMB/NETBIOS.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaw is due to an SMB share, allows full access to Guest
users. If the Guest account is enabled, anyone can access the computer without a valid user
account or password.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation could allow attackers to use shares to
cause the system to crash.

Affected Software/OS:
- Microsoft Windows 95

- Microsoft Windows 98

- Microsoft Windows NT

- Microsoft Windows 2000

- Microsoft Windows in other implementations / versions might be affected as well

Solution:
A workaround is to:

- Disable null session login

- Remove the share

- Enable passwords on the share

CVSS Score:
7.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-1999-0519
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0519
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-1999-0520
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2002-1117
Bugtraq: 20020906 UPDATE: (Was Veritas Backup Exec opens networks for NetBIOS based attacks?) (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103134930629683&w=2
Bugtraq: 20020906 Veritas Backup Exec opens networks for NetBIOS based attacks? (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103134395124579&w=2
http://www.osvdb.org/8230
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1036
XForce ISS Database: veritas-backupexec-restrictanonymous-zero(10093)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10093
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