Microsoft Windows Ndistapi.sys driver denial of service
| windows-ndistapi-dos (33086) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Windows is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the improper handling of data sent to the \Device\NdisTapi device by the Ndistapi.sys driver. By sending arbitrary data, a local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the affected system, resulting in a denial of service.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 3.5 |
| Access Vector: | Local |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 2.6 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
For Microsoft Windows 2003:
Apply Service Pack 2 for Microsoft Windows 2003, available from the Microsoft Web site. See References.
For Microsoft Windows XP SP2:
No remedy available as of March December.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Mar 19 2007 - 12:42:41 CDT: [Reversemode Advisory] Microsoft Windows Ndistapi.sys IRQL escalation.
- Microsoft Corporation Web site: Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2.
- BID-23025: Microsoft Windows Ndistapi Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-1537: \Device\NdisTapi (NDISTAPI.sys) in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and 2003 SP1 uses weak permissions, which allows local users to write to the device and cause a denial of service, as demonstrated by using an IRQL to acquire a spinlock on paged memory via the NdisTapiDispatch function.
- OSVDB ID: 33628: Microsoft Windows NDISTAPI.sys Permission Weakness Local DoS
- SA24598: Microsoft Windows NDISTAPI.SYS Denial of Service
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-1031: Microsoft Windows Ndistapi.sys Device Driver Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows XP SP2
Reported:
Mar 19, 2007
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