Microsoft Windows REGSVC Null Pointer Scanner
Checks if a Microsoft Windows 2000 system is vulnerable to a crash in regsvc caused by a null pointer dereference.
Short Info
Level
Critical
Type
Single Scan
Can be used by
Asset Owner
Estimated Time
15 sec
Scan only one
Domain, Ipv4
Parent Category
Microsoft Windows REGSVC Null Pointer Scanner Detail
This check will crash the service if it is vulnerable and requires a guest account or higher to work. The vulnerability was discovered by Ron Bowes while working on smb-enum-sessions and was reported to Microsoft (Case #MSRC8742). This check was previously part of smb-check-vulns.
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