Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-007 -- Vulnerability in Windows Could Allow... (PC1-2005-0171)

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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

           ESB-2005.0116 -- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-007
        Vulnerability in Windows Could Allow Information Disclosure
                              9 February 2005

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2
                   Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Service Pack 1 (Itanium)
Publisher:         Microsoft
Operating System:  Windows XP
Impact:            Reduced Security
Access:            Remote/Unauthenticated

Original Bulletin: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS05-007.mspx

Comment: From Microsoft's MS05-007 bulletin: "This is an information disclosure
         vulnerability. An attacker who successfully exploited this
         vulnerability could remotely read the user names for users who have an
         open connection to an available shared resource."

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MS05-007
Title:  Vulnerability in Windows Could Allow Information Disclosure
(888302)

Affected Software: 
 - Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows XP
Service Pack 2
 - Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Service Pack 1 (Itanium)

Non-Affected Software: 
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 and Microsoft Windows 2000
Service Pack 4
 - Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003 (Itanium)
 - Microsoft Windows Server 2003
 - Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems
 - Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition (SE),
and Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (ME)

Impact of Vulnerability:  Information Disclosure

Maximum Severity Rating:  Important

Restart required: This update does not require a restart. The
installer stops the required services, applies the update, and then
restarts the services. However, if the required services cannot be
stopped for any reason, or if required files are being used, this
update will require a restart. If this behavior occurs, a message
appears that advises you to restart. To help reduce the chance that a
reboot will not be required, stop all affected services and close all
applications that may use the affected files prior to installing the
security update.

Update can be uninstalled:  Yes

More information on this vulnerability is available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS05-007.mspx

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