Summary
This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS11-042.
Impact
Successful exploitation could allow remote attacker to execute arbitrary code by creating a specially crafted DFS responses.
Impact Level: System
Solution
Run Windows Update and update the listed hotfixes or download and update mentioned hotfixes in the advisory from the below link, http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS11-042.mspx
Insight
The flaws are due to errors in Microsoft Distributed File System (DFS) implementation which fails to validates all fields within specially crafted DFS responses.
Affected
Microsoft Windows 7.
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 and prior.
Microsoft Windows 2003 Service Pack 2 and prior.
Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1/2 and prior.
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 1/2 and prior.
References
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2011-1868, CVE-2011-1869 -
CVSS Base Score: 10.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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