__________________________________________________________ The U.S. Department of Energy Computer Incident Advisory Capability ___ __ __ _ ___ / | /_\ / \___ __|__ / \ \___ __________________________________________________________ INFORMATION BULLETIN Microsoft Windows 2000 "SNMP Parameters" Vulnerability December 12, 2000 23:00 GMT Number L-027 ______________________________________________________________________________ PROBLEM: The SNMP parameters have default permissions that are inappropriately set. PLATFORM: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server DAMAGE: The default permissions could allow a malicious user to monitor or reconfigure certain devices on a network. SOLUTION: Apply the patch indicated below. ______________________________________________________________________________ VULNERABILITY The risk is LOW. The information revealed by this vulnerability ASSESSMENT: is normally transmitted in plaintext across SNMP-management network. ______________________________________________________________________________ [****** Start Microsoft Security Bulletin ******] Microsoft Security Bulletin (MS00-096) Tool Available for "SNMP Parameters" Vulnerability Originally posted: December 06, 2000 Summary Microsoft has released a tool that corrects the permissions on several registry values in Microsoft(r) Windows(r) 2000. The default permissions could allow a malicious user to monitor or reconfigure certain devices on a network. Frequently asked questions regarding this vulnerability and the patch can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/fq00-096.asp Issue This vulnerability is virtually identical to the "SNMP Parameters" vulnerability affecting Windows NT(r) 4.0 systems and discussed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS00-095. The registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SNMP\Parameters provides the SNMP community name and SNMP management station identifiers, if they exist. Reading this information would enable a malicious user to pose as a bona fide SNMP manager for any community her machine belonged to. Changing this information would enable her to create a community consisting solely of her local machine, as a way of gaining management privileges on it. It should be noted that the information revealed by this vulnerability is normally transmitted in plaintext across SNMP-managed networks. As a result, even in the absence of incorrect registry permissions, a malicious user could carry out the same attack if she could monitor network communications. SNMP is not installed on Windows 2000 machines by default. Affected Software Versions Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server Patch Availability http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/Release.asp?ReleaseID=24500 Note: The Security Configuration and Analysis template provided in the patch can be applied to any Windows 2000 system. Note Additional security patches are available at the Microsoft Download Center More Information Please see the following references for more information related to this issue. Frequently Asked Questions: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS00-096, http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/fq00-096.asp Microsoft Security Bulletin MS00-095, Microsoft Security Bulletin http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS00-095.asp. Microsoft Knowledge Base article Q266794 discusses this issue and will be available soon. Microsoft TechNet Security web site, http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/default.asp Obtaining Support on this Issue This is a fully supported patch. Information on contacting Microsoft Product Support Services is available at http://support.microsoft.com/support/contact/default.asp. Acknowledgments Microsoft thanks Chris Anley of @stake (http://www.atstake.com) for reporting this issue to us and working with us to protect customers Revisions December 06, 2000: Bulletin Created. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 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