Microsoft Windows REGSVC Null Pointer Scanner
Checks if a Microsoft Windows 2000 system is vulnerable to a crash in regsvc caused by a null pointer dereference.
Short Info
Level
Critical
Single Scan
Single Scan
Can be used by
Asset Owner
Estimated Time
15 seconds
Time Interval
2 months 25 days
Scan only one
Domain, IPv4, Subdomain
Toolbox
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This check will crash the service if it is vulnerable and requires a guest account or higher to work. The vulnerability was discovered by Ron Bowes while working on smb-enum-sessions and was reported to Microsoft (Case #MSRC8742). This check was previously part of smb-check-vulns.
