| GEN:SID | 1:2477 |
| Message | NETBIOS SMB-DS winreg unicode create tree attempt |
| Summary | This event is generated when an attempt is made to create an AndX entry via SMB.
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| Impact | Unknown.
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| Detailed Information | This event is generated when an attempt is made to create an AndX entry via SMB.
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| Affected Systems | Windows systems
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| Attack Scenarios | An attacker may attempt to bind to the service to manipulate host settings then create an entry in the winreg service.
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| Ease of Attack | Simple.
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| Corrective Action | Block access to RPC ports 135, 139 and 445 for both TCP and UDP protocols from external sources using a packet filtering firewall.
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| Additional References | Microsoft Technet http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q153/1/83.asp CVE http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-1999-0562 Winreg http://www.rutherfurd.net/python/winreg/
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