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Microsoft Windows Vista TCP/IP Vulnerability( 13 February 2008 )

Last Update Date: 28 Jan 2011 Release Date: 13 Feb 2008 4172 Views

RISK: Medium Risk

A denial of service vulnerability exists in TCP/IP processing in Windows Vista. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by creating a specially crafted DHCP server that returns a specially crafted packet to a host, corrupting TCP/IP structures and causing the affected system to stop responding and automatically restart.


Impact

  • Denial of Service

System / Technologies affected

  • Windows Vista
  • Windows Vista x64 Edition

Solutions

Before installation of the software, please visit the software manufacturer web-site for more details.

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