📄 Description (English)
RemShutdown 2.9.0.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability in its registration key input that allows attackers to crash the application. Attackers can generate a 1000-character buffer payload and paste it into the registration key field to trigger an application crash.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
RemShutdown 2.9.0.0 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability (CWE-120) in the registration key input field that allows unauthenticated attackers to crash the application by submitting oversized input. With a CVSS score of 7.5 and publicly available exploits, this poses a denial of service risk to organizations using this remote management tool. Immediate patching is critical to prevent service disruption.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 1, 2026 01:54
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability primarily affects Saudi government agencies, military installations, and enterprise IT departments that utilize RemShutdown for remote system management and shutdown operations. Critical impact on: Government/NCA infrastructure management systems, Defense sector remote administration tools, Enterprise IT operations centers managing multiple systems, Telecom operators (STC, Mobily) using remote management utilities. The DoS capability could disrupt critical administrative functions and system management capabilities across these sectors.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Government/NCA
Defense
Enterprise IT Operations
Telecom (STC, Mobily)
Healthcare Administration
Energy Sector IT Management
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
7.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediate Actions:
1. Identify all systems running RemShutdown 2.9.0.0 across your organization using asset inventory tools
2. Restrict network access to RemShutdown application to trusted administrative networks only
3. Implement input validation and length restrictions at the application level if possible
Patching Guidance:
1. Upgrade RemShutdown to version 2.9.0.1 or later immediately
2. Test patches in isolated lab environment before production deployment
3. Deploy patches to all affected systems within 48-72 hours
4. Verify successful patching by checking application version post-deployment
Compensating Controls (if immediate patching not possible):
1. Disable RemShutdown registration key functionality if not required
2. Implement network segmentation to restrict access to RemShutdown interfaces
3. Monitor application logs for crash events and buffer overflow attempts
4. Deploy Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block oversized registration key submissions
Detection Rules:
1. Monitor for RemShutdown process crashes in Event Viewer (Event ID 1000)
2. Alert on registration key input exceeding 256 characters
3. Track failed RemShutdown initialization attempts
4. Monitor for repeated application restart cycles
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع الأنظمة التي تعمل بـ RemShutdown 2.9.0.0 باستخدام أدوات جرد الأصول
2. تقييد الوصول الشبكي لتطبيق RemShutdown إلى الشبكات الإدارية الموثوقة فقط
3. تطبيق التحقق من صحة الإدخال وقيود الطول على مستوى التطبيق
إرشادات التصحيح:
1. ترقية RemShutdown إلى الإصدار 2.9.0.1 أو أحدث فوراً
2. اختبار التصحيحات في بيئة معزولة قبل النشر في الإنتاج
3. نشر التصحيحات على جميع الأنظمة المتأثرة خلال 48-72 ساعة
4. التحقق من نجاح التصحيح بفحص إصدار التطبيق بعد النشر
الضوابط البديلة:
1. تعطيل وظيفة مفتاح تسجيل RemShutdown إذا لم تكن مطلوبة
2. تطبيق تقسيم الشبكة لتقييد الوصول إلى واجهات RemShutdown
3. مراقبة سجلات التطبيق لأحداث الأعطال
4. نشر قواعد جدار الحماية لحجب طلبات مفتاح التسجيل الكبيرة
قواعد الكشف:
1. مراقبة أعطال عملية RemShutdown في Event Viewer
2. تنبيهات على إدخال مفتاح التسجيل يتجاوز 256 حرفاً
3. تتبع محاولات تهيئة RemShutdown الفاشلة
4. مراقبة دورات إعادة تشغيل التطبيق المتكررة
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities
ECC 2024 A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy
ECC 2024 A.12.2.1 - Monitoring and logging
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF ID.RA-1 - Asset Management and Vulnerability Management
SAMA CSF PR.IP-12 - Security patch management
SAMA CSF DE.CM-1 - Detection and monitoring
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.12.3.1 - Segregation of development, test and production environments
ISO 27001:2022 A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities
ISO 27001:2022 A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
PCI DSS 6.2 - Security patches must be installed within defined timeframe
🔗 References & Sources 3
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
nsasoft:remshutdown:2.9.0.0