Microsoft Windows Knowledge Base Article 978251 update is not installed (WinMs10kb978251Update)

Microsoft Windows Knowledge Base Article 978251 update is not installed (WinMs10kb978251Update)

Vuln ID:	55153
Risk Level:	High	WinMs10kb978251Update
Platforms:	Microsoft Windows 2000: SP4, Microsoft Windows XP: SP2, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Server 2003: SP2, Microsoft Windows Server 2003: SP2 Itanium, Microsoft Windows Server 2003: SP2 x64, Microsoft Windows Vista: x64, Microsoft Windows XP: SP2 x64 Professional, Microsoft Windows Vista: SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista: SP1 x64, Microsoft Windows Server 2008: Itanium, Microsoft Windows Server 2008: x32, Microsoft Windows Server 2008: x64, Microsoft Windows XP: SP3, Microsoft Windows Vista: SP2 x64, Microsoft Windows Vista: SP2, Microsoft Windows Server 2008: SP2 x32, Microsoft Windows Server 2008: SP2 x64, Microsoft Windows 7: x64, Microsoft Windows Server 2008: R2 x64, Microsoft Windows Server 2008: R2 Itanium, Microsoft Windows Server 2008: SP2 Itanium
Description:	Microsoft Windows Knowledge Base Article 978251 update is not installed on the system, which could allow an attacker to exploit the following vulnerabilities: Microsoft Windows could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by the improper validation of fields in the SMB response by the Server Message Block (SMB) client. By persuading a victim to connect to a malicious SMB server, a remote attacker could send a specially-crafted SMB response to a client-initiated SMB request to corrupt a pool and execute arbitrary code on the system with system level privileges. Microsoft Windows could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by the improper handling of malicious SMB responses by the Server Message Block (SMB) client. By sending a specially-crafted SMB response, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system with system level privileges or cause a denial of service.
Remedy:	Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-006. See References.
False Positives:
False Negatives:
Required Permission:	Windows login
Additional Information:
References:	Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-006 Vulnerabilities in SMB Client Could Allow Remote Code Execution (978251) http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-006.mspx IBM Internet Security Systems X-Force Database Microsoft Windows Server Message Block pool code execution http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/55151 IBM Internet Security Systems X-Force Database Microsoft Windows Server Message Block client code execution http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/55152 ISS X-Force Microsoft Windows Knowledge Base Article 978251 update is not installed http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/55153.php CVE CVE-2010-0017 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-0017 CVE CVE-2010-0016 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-0016

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