Has anyone tried to replicate this from Windows? (ie create a windows batch file which does the same thing)? Or is the windows batch file language too restricted to allow this sort of script?
Forgive my windows ignorance... > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Daniel Kabs [ML] > Sent: Tuesday, 3 February 2004 4:41 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Full-Disclosure] smbmount disrupts Windows file sharing. > > > Announced: 2004-02-02 > Type: Denial of Service Attack on Windows > Impact: smbmount can stop Windows from sharing files > Writer: Daniel Kabs, Germany ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > Credits: Thanks to Steve Ladjabi ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > Contents: > 1. Abstract > 2. Affected Systems > 3. Attack Setup > 4. Symptoms > 5. Workaround > > > 1. Abstract > > A security vulnerability of "Windows XP" and "Windows 2003 > Server" has been found. Theses systems are open to a denial > of service attack. If they share folders to a Unix client > that is using smbmount (part of the Samba suite), any user > on the client who has permissions to create directories on > the mounted share can stop the Windows system from serving > files. The attack induces a memory shortage on the Windows > system by creating directories in a special way. [snip] _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
