__________________________________________________________ The U.S. Department of Energy Computer Incident Advisory Capability ___ __ __ _ ___ / | /_\ / \___ __|__ / \ \___ __________________________________________________________ INFORMATION BULLETIN Vulnerability in Windows Vista Firewall (935807) [Microsoft Security Bulletin (MS07-038)] July 11, 2007 13:00 GMT Number R-298 [REVISED 13 Jul 2007] [REVISED 27 Jul 2007] ______________________________________________________________________________ PROBLEM: There is an information disclosure vulnerability in Windows Vista that could allow a remote anonymous attacker to send inbound network traffic to the affected system. PLATFORM: Windows Vista Windows Vista x64 Edition Storage Management Appliance v2.1 Software running on Storage Management Appliance I, II, III DAMAGE: The attacker could gain information about the system over the network. SOLUTION: Upgrade to the appropriate version. ______________________________________________________________________________ VULNERABILITY The risk is LOW. There is an information disclosure ASSESSMENT: vulnerability in Windows Vista that could allow a remote anonymous attacker to send inbound network traffic to the affected system. ______________________________________________________________________________ LINKS: CIAC BULLETIN: http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/r-298.shtml ORIGINAL BULLETIN: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS07-038.mspx ADDITIONAL LINK: Visit Hewlett-Packard's Subscription Service for: HPSBST02243 SSRT071446 rev. 1 CVE: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name= CVE-2007-3038 ______________________________________________________________________________ REVISION HISTORY: 07/13/2007 - revised R-298 to reflect changes Microsoft has made in MS07-038 where the CVE hyperlink updated to correct CVE id. Workarounds Section update to correct command line instructions. 07/27/2007 - revised R-298 to add a link to Hewlett-Packard's Subscription Service for HPSBST02243 SSRT071446 rev. 1 for Storage Management Appliance v2.1 Software running on Storage Management Appliance I, II, III. [***** Start Microsoft Security Bulletin (MS07-038) *****] Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-038 - Moderate Vulnerability in Windows Vista Firewall Could Allow Information Disclosure (935807) Published: July 10, 2007 | Updated: July 12, 2007 Version: 1.1 General Information Executive Summary This moderate security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability. This vulnerability could allow incoming unsolicited network traffic to access a network interface. An attacker could potentially gather information about the affected host. This is a moderate security update for all supported editions of Windows Vista. For more information, see the subsection, Affected and Non-Affected Software, in this section. This security update addresses the vulnerability by modifying the Windows Vista firewall default behavior to block unsolicited traffic communicating over the Teredo interface. For more information about the vulnerability, see the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) subsection for the specific vulnerability entry under the next section, Vulnerability Information. Recommendation: Microsoft recommends that customers consider applying the security update. Known Issues: None. Top of section Affected and Non-Affected Software The software listed here has been tested to determine which versions or editions are affected. Other versions or editions are either past their support life cycle or are not affected. To determine the support life cycle for your software version or edition, visit Microsoft Support Lifecycle. Affected Software Operating System Maximum Security Impact Aggregate Severity Rating Bulletins Replaced by This Update Windows Vista Information Disclosure Moderate None Windows Vista x64 Edition Information Disclosure Moderate None Vulnerability Information Severity Ratings and Vulnerability Identifiers Vulnerability Severity Rating and Maximum Security Impact by Affected Software Affected Software Windows Vista Firewall Blocking Rule Information Disclosure Vulnerability – CVE-2007-3038 Aggregate Severity Rating Windows Vista Moderate Information Disclosure Moderate Windows Vista x64 Edition Moderate Information Disclosure Moderate Windows Vista Firewall Blocking Rule Information Disclosure Vulnerability – CVE-2007-3038 There is an information disclosure vulnerability in Windows Vista that could allow a remote anonymous attacker to send inbound network traffic to the affected system. It would be possible for the attacker to gain information about the system over the network. To view this vulnerability as a standard entry in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures list, see CVE-2007-3038. Update Information Detection and Deployment Tools and Guidance Manage the software and security updates you need to deploy to the servers, desktop, and mobile computers in your organization. For more information see the TechNet Update Management Center. The Microsoft TechNet Security Web site provides additional information about security in Microsoft products. Security updates are available from Microsoft Update, Windows Update, and Office Update. Security updates are also available at the Microsoft Download Center. You can find them most easily by doing a keyword search for "security_patch". Finally, security updates can be downloaded from the Windows Update Catalog. For more information about the Windows Update Catalog, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 323166. Detection and Deployment Guidance Microsoft has provided detection and deployment guidance for this month’s security updates. This guidance will also help IT professionals understand how they can use various tools to help deploy the security update, such as Windows Update, Microsoft Update, Office Update, the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA), the Office Detection Tool, Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS), the Extended Security Update Inventory Tool, and the Enterprise Update Scan Tool (EST). For more information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 910723. Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) allows administrators to scan local and remote systems for missing security updates as well as common security misconfigurations. For more information about MBSA visit Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer Web site. The following table provides the MBSA detection summary for this security update. Software MBSA 1.2.1 MBSA 2.0.1 Windows Vista No See Note for Windows Vista below Windows Vista x64 Edition No See Note for Windows Vista below Note for Windows Vista Microsoft does not support installing MBSA 2.0.1 on computers that run Windows Vista, but you may install MBSA 2.0.1 on a supported operating system and then scan the Windows Vista-based computer remotely. For additional information about MBSA support for Windows Vista, visit the MBSA Web site. See also Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 931943: Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) support for Windows Vista. Windows Server Update Services By using Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), administrators can deploy the latest critical updates and security updates for Windows 2000 operating systems and later, Office XP and later, Exchange Server 2003, and SQL Server 2000 to Windows 2000 and later operating systems. For more information about how to deploy this security update using Windows Server Update Services, visit the Windows Server Update Services Web site. Systems Management Server The following table provides the SMS detection and deployment summary for this security update. Software SMS 2.0 SMS 2003 Windows Vista No See Note for Windows Vistabelow Windows Vista x64 Edition No See Note for Windows Vistabelow For SMS 2.0, the SMS SUS Feature Pack, which includes the Security Update Inventory Tool (SUIT), can be used by SMS to detect security updates. SMS SUIT uses the MBSA 1.2.1 engine for detection. For more information about SUIT, visit the following Microsoft Web site. For more information about the limitations of SUIT, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 306460. The SMS SUS Feature Pack also includes the Microsoft Office Inventory Tool to detect required updates for Microsoft Office applications. For SMS 2003, the SMS 2003 Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates (ITMU) can be used by SMS to detect security updates that are offered by Microsoft Update and that are supported by Windows Server Update Services. For more information about the SMS 2003 ITMU, visit the following Microsoft Web site. SMS 2003 can also use the Microsoft Office Inventory Tool to detect required updates for Microsoft Office applications. Note for Windows Vista Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 with Service Pack 3 includes support for Windows Vista manageability. For more information about SMS, visit the SMS Web site. Security Update Deployment Affected Software For information about the specific security update for your affected software, click the appropriate link: * Windows Vista (all versions) * Deployment Information Other Information Acknowledgments Microsoft thanks the following for working with us to help protect customers: Jim Hoagland and Ollie Whitehouse of Symantec for reporting the Windows Vista Firewall Blocking Rule Information Disclosure Vulnerability – CVE-2007-3038 Top of section Support • Customers in the U.S. and Canada can receive technical support from Microsoft Product Support Services at 1-866-PCSAFETY. There is no charge for support calls that are associated with security updates. • International customers can receive support from their local Microsoft subsidiaries. There is no charge for support that is associated with security updates. For more information about how to contact Microsoft for support issues, visit the International Support Web site. Top of section Disclaimer 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. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply. Top of section Revisions • V1.0 (July 10, 2007): Bulletin published. • V1.1 (July 12, 2007): Bulletin revised. CVE hyperlink updated to correct CVE id. Workarounds Section updated to correct command line instructions. 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