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| GEN:SID | 1:2478 |
| Message | NETBIOS SMB-DS winreg bind attempt |
| Summary | This event is generated when an attempt is made to bind to the winreg service. |
| Impact | Unknown. |
| Detailed Information | This event is generated when an attempt is made to bind to the RPC service for winreg. |
| Affected Systems | Windows systems |
| Attack Scenarios | An attacker may attempt to bind to the service to manipulate host settings. |
| Ease of Attack | Simple. |
| 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. |
| 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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DID:883466
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