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Microsoft Windows XP SP3 denial of service vulnerability

🗓️ 19 Jan 2009 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AGType 
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Microsoft Windows XP SP3 denial of service vulnerability due to a buffer overflow in handling CHM files

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2009 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.800504");
  script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2009-01-19 13:47:40 +0100 (Mon, 19 Jan 2009)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"10.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2009-0119");
  script_name("Microsoft Windows XP SP3 denial of service vulnerability");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/7720");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33204");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Windows");
  script_dependencies("smb_reg_service_pack.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("SMB/WindowsVersion");
  script_require_ports(139, 445);

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful remote exploitation could result in administrator
  access, unauthorized disclosure of information and disruption of service by
  executing arbitrary code.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Microsoft Windows XP SP3 and prior.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to an error generated in Windows XP while
  handling CHM files causing buffer overflow.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure
  of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer
  release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Microsoft Windows XP is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"WillNotFix");
  exit(0);
}

include("smb_nt.inc");
include("secpod_reg.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
include("secpod_smb_func.inc");

if(!get_kb_item("SMB/WindowsVersion")){
  exit(0);
}

if(hotfix_check_sp(xp:4) <= 0){
  exit(0);
}

sysPath = smb_get_systemroot();
if(!sysPath ){
  exit(0);
}

dllVer = fetch_file_version(sysPath:sysPath, file_name:"system32\itss.dll");
if(!dllVer){
  exit(0);
}

if(version_is_less_equal(version:dllVer, test_version:"5.2.3790.4186")){
  security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
}

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