Description
The NetBT Name Service (NBNS) for NetBIOS in Windows NT 4.0, 2000, XP, and Server 2003 may include random memory in a response to a NBNS query, which could allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/989932
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3483
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-034
Scores
EPSS
0.2522
EPSS Percentile
97.7%
Details
Status
published
Products (8)
microsoft/windows_2000
(5 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_2003_server
enterprise
microsoft/windows_2003_server
enterprise_64-bit
microsoft/windows_2003_server
r2 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_2003_server
standard
microsoft/windows_2003_server
web
microsoft/windows_nt
4.0 (32 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_xp
(3 CPE variants)
Published
Oct 20, 2003
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026