Summary
This host is missing an important security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS11-062.
Impact
Successful exploitation could allow remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges via a specially crafted application.
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/ms11-062.mspx
Insight
The flaws are due to an input validation error in the Remote Access Service NDISTAPI driver (NDISTAPI.sys) when passing certain user-mode input to the kernel.
Affected
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 and prior.
Microsoft Windows 2003 Service Pack 2 and prior.
References
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2011-1974 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.2
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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