RE: smbmount disrupts Windows file sharing.

[Steve Wray <steve.wray () paradise net nz>]

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: full-disclosure-admin () lists netsys com 
> [mailto:full-disclosure-admin () lists netsys com] On Behalf Of 
> Daniel Kabs [ML]
> Sent: Tuesday, 3 February 2004 4:41
> To: bugtraq () securityfocus com; full-disclosure () lists netsys com
> 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 (daniel.kabs () gmx de)
> Credits: Thanks to Steve Ladjabi (steve.ladjabi () web de)
>
> 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]

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