MS05-046 -- Vulnerability in the Client Services for Netware Could Allow... (PC1-2005-1045)

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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                         ESB-2005.0802 -- MS05-046
       Vulnerability in the Client Services for Netware Could Allow
                           Remote Code Execution
                              12 October 2005

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 and prior
                   Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and prior
                   Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1 and prior
Publisher:         Microsoft
Operating System:  Windows
Platform:          IA-32
Impact:            Administrator Compromise
                   Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands
Access:            Remote/Unauthenticated
CVE Names:         CAN-2005-1985

Original Bulletin: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS05-046.mspx

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MS05-046 - Vulnerability in the Client Services for Netware Could
           Allow Remote Code Execution (899589)

  - Affected Software: 
    - Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
    - Windows XP Service Pack 1
    - Windows XP Service Pack 2
    - Windows Server 2003
    - Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1

    - Impact: Remote Code Execution
    - Version Number: 1.0  

Full MS05-046 advisory:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS05-046.mspx


Vulnerability Details:
	
Client Service for NetWare Vulnerability - CAN-2005-1985:

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the Client Service for NetWare 
(CSNW) that could allow an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability
to take complete control of the affected system.

By default, CSNW is not installed on any affected operating system version. 
Only customers who manually installed CSNW could be vulnerable to this issue.


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