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SMB Registry : permissions of the RAS key

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Acertains the access rights of a remote key

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

Local users can gain additinal rights.

Description :

This script checks whether the following key can be modified
by non admins :

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\RAS

Write access to this key permits an unprivileged user to gain
additional rights.

See also :

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms00-095.mspx

Solution :

Use regedt32 and set the permissions of this key to :

- admin group : Full Control
- system : Full Control
- everyone : Read

Network Security Threat Level:

Medium / CVSS Base Score : 5
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:NR/C:P/A:P/I:P/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 2064

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