| VID |
26322 |
| Severity |
30 |
| Port |
139,445 |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
SMB |
| Detailed Description |
The hotfix (MS08-004, KB946456) for 'Denial of Service Vulnerability in Windows TCP/IP' has not been applied. Microsoft Windows Vista is vulnerable to a denial of service attack, caused by a vulnerability in the Duplicate Address Detection logic used by the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server. An attacker could exploit this 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.
* Note: This check requires an account with Guest or upper privileges which can access the registry of the remote host to scan. Absence of these condition will result in the check not being performed and a False Negative for all vulnerable hosts.
* References:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-004.mspx
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043C.html
http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2008/0506
http://secunia.com/advisories/28828
* Platforms Affected:
Microsoft Windows Vista |
| Recommendation |
Apply the appropriate patch (KB946456) for your system, as listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-004 at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-004.mspx
-- OR --
Patches for Windows platforms are also available from the Microsoft Windows Update Web site, http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com . Windows Update detects what version of Windows you are running and offers the appropriate patch. |
| Related URL |
CVE-2008-0088 (CVE) |
| Related URL |
27638 (SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
40102,40103 (ISS) |
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