This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS10-012.

Successful exploitation will allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service or bypass the authentication mechanism via brute force technique. Impact Level: System/Application

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/ms10-012.mspx

- An input validation error exists while processing SMB requests and can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow via a specially crafted SMB packet. - An error exists in the SMB implementation while parsing SMB packets during the Negotiate phase causing memory corruption via a specially crafted SMB packet. - NULL pointer dereference error exists in SMB while verifying the 'share' and 'servername' fields in SMB packets causing denial of service. - A lack of cryptographic entropy when the SMB server generates challenges during SMB NTLM authentication and can be exploited to bypass the authentication mechanism.

Microsoft Windows 7 Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack and prior Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 and prior Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2 and prior Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 and prior Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and prior

• http://secunia.com/advisories/38510/
• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971468
• http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-012.mspx
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0345

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Updated on 2015-03-25