40069 : Microsoft Windows TCP/IP ICMP RDP Packet Handling Remote DoS
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Timeline
Disclosure Date
2008-01-08

Description

Windows contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when handling fragmented router advertisement ICMP queries, and will result in loss of availability for the platform.

Classification

 Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Availability
Solution: Patch / RCS
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Microsoft has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products
Microsoft Corporation
Windows XP
 SP2
Small Business Server
 2003 SP1
2003 R2
2003 R2 SP2
Home Server
 Unspecified or Unknown
Windows Server 2003
 SP2
SP0
SP1
Windows 2000
 SP4
Windows XP Professional 64-bit Edition
 SP2
SP0

References

Tools & Filters
29893

Credit

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.1
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2008-01-09 | Disagree?

Access_vector_2 Access_complexity_1 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_0 Integrity_impact_0 Availability_impact_2

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