Microsoft Windows IGMP v3 denial of service
| win-igmpv3-dos (24489) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 are vulnerable to a denial of service attack caused by improper handling of Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) packets. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending specially-crafted IGMP v3 packets to an affected system to cause the system to reboot.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 3.5 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 2.6 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
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 The original bulletin issued by Microsoft has been superseded.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, Mon Oct 22 2007 - 20:03:35 CDT : SYMSA-2007-012: Microsoft Windows CE IGMP Denial of Service.
- CIAC Information Bulletin Q-128: Vulnerability in TCP/IP.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-007: Vulnerability in TCP/IP Could Allow Denial of Service (913446).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-032: Vulnerability in TCP/IP Could Allow Remote Code Execution (917953).
- 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-2006-047: Windows Security Updates for February 2006 - (MS06-004 to MS06-010)
- BID-16645: Microsoft Windows IGMPv3 Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-0021: Microsoft Windows XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 up to SP1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) via an IGMP packet with an invalid IP option, aka the IGMP v3 DoS Vulnerability.
- SA18853: Microsoft Windows IGMP Denial of Service Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1015629: Microsoft Windows IGMP Processing Bug Lets Remote Users Deny Service
- US-CERT VU#839284: Microsoft Windows TCP/IP fails to properly validate IGMP packets
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0576: Microsoft Windows IGMP Handling Denial of Service Issue (MS06-007)
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft Windows 2003
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server x64
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server SP1 Itanium
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Itanium
- Microsoft Windows CE 5.01
- Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0
- Microsoft Windows XP x64 Professional
- Microsoft Windows XP SP2
- Microsoft Windows XP SP1
Reported:
Feb 14, 2006
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