SMB Pathname Overflow Vulnerability
Publish date: February 15, 2011
Severity: CRITICAL
CVE Identifier: CVE-2010-0020
Advisory Date: FEB 15, 2011
DESCRIPTION
The SMB implementation in the Server service in Microsoft Windows
2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista Gold,
SP1, and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 does not
properly validate request fields, which allows remote authenticated users to
execute arbitrary code via a malformed request, aka "SMB Pathname Overflow
Vulnerability."
TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION
Trend Micro Deep Security shields networks through Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) rules. Trend Micro customers using OfficeScan with Intrusion Defense Firewall (IDF) plugin are also protected from attacks using these vulnerabilities. Please refer to the filter number and filter name when applying appropriate DPI and/or IDF rules.
SOLUTION
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1003978
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1003978 - SMB Pathname Overflow Vulnerability
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION
- microsoft windows_2000
- microsoft windows_2003_server
- microsoft windows_2003_server -
- microsoft windows_7 -
- microsoft windows_server_2008
- microsoft windows_server_2008 -
- microsoft windows_vista
- microsoft windows_xp
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