Microsoft Windows LAND denial of service
| win-server-xp-land-dos (19593) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Windows is vulnerable to a LAND attack, resulting in a denial of service. If the Windows Firewall has been turned off, a remote attacker could send a specially-crafted TCP packet with the SYN flag set to consume 100% of the available CPU resources and cause the system to crash.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in the latest Microsoft Security Bulletin. See References.
— OR —
Use Microsoft Automatic Update if it is supported by your operating system. The original bulletin issued by Microsoft has been superseded.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Mar 05 2005 - 12:17:14 CST : Windows Server 2003 and XP SP2 LAND attack vulnerability.
- CIAC INFORMATION BULLETIN P-177: Vulnerabilities in TCP-IP (893066).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-019: Vulnerabilities in TCP/IP Could Allow Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service (893066).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-032: Vulnerability in TCP/IP Could Allow Remote Code Execution (917953).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-064: Vulnerabilities in TCP/IP IPv6 Could Allow Denial of Service (922819).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-001: Vulnerabilities in TCP/IP Could Allow Remote Code Execution (941644).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-004: Vulnerability in Windows TCP/IP Could Allow Denial of Service (946456).
- ASA-2006-217: Windows Security Updates for October 2006 - (MS06-056 - MS06-065)
- CVE-2005-0688: Windows Server 2003 and XP SP2, with Windows Firewall turned off, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a TCP packet with the SYN flag set and the same destination and source address and port, aka a reoccurrence of the Land vulnerability (CVE-1999-0016).
- SA22341: Microsoft Windows Multiple IPv6 Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- US-CERT VU#396645: Microsoft Windows vulnerable to DoS via LAND attack
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3983: Microsoft Windows TCP/IP IPv6 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities (MS06-064)
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 SP3
- Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server x64
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Itanium
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server SP1 Itanium
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98SE
- Microsoft Windows Me
- Microsoft Windows XP 2003 x64 Itanium
- Microsoft Windows XP SP1
- Microsoft Windows XP SP2
- Microsoft Windows XP SP1 x64 Itanium
- Microsoft Windows XP x64 Professional
Reported:
Mar 05, 2005
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