7.5 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
7.5 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
41.5%
This host is missing a critical security
update according to Microsoft Security Updates released for Microsoft Security
Essentials Protection Engine dated 13-12-2023
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.832644");
script_version("2024-02-20T05:05:48+0000");
script_cve_id("CVE-2023-36010");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.8");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-20 05:05:48 +0000 (Tue, 20 Feb 2024)");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2023-12-12 18:58:00 +0000 (Tue, 12 Dec 2023)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2023-12-13 11:16:35 +0530 (Wed, 13 Dec 2023)");
script_name("Microsoft Security Essentials DoS Vulnerability (Dec 2023)");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host is missing a critical security
update according to Microsoft Security Updates released for Microsoft Security
Essentials Protection Engine dated 13-12-2023");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present
on the target host");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw exists due to a denial of service
vulnerability in Microsoft Security Essentials");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow an attacker
to cause denial of service on an affected system.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Microsoft Security Essentials prior to Engine version 1.1.23110.2.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Run the Windows Update to update the malware
protection engine to the latest version available. Typically, no action is
required as the built-in mechanism for the automatic detection and deployment
of updates will apply the update itself.");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36010");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2023 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Windows");
script_dependencies("smb_reg_service_pack.nasl");
script_require_ports(139, 445);
script_mandatory_keys("SMB/WindowsVersion");
exit(0);
}
include("smb_nt.inc");
include("secpod_reg.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
key = "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Antimalware";
if(!registry_key_exists(key:key)) {
exit(0);
}
def_version = registry_get_sz(key:"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Antimalware\Signature Updates",
item:"EngineVersion");
if(!def_version) {
exit(0);
}
if(version_is_less(version:def_version, test_version:"1.1.23110.2")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:def_version, fixed_version: "1.1.23110.2 or higher");
security_message(port:0, data:report);
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
7.5 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
7.5 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
41.5%