| Check Point Reference: |
CPAI-2011-112 |
| Date Published: |
9 Aug 2011 |
| Severity: |
High
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| Last Updated: |
Saturday 01 January, 2011 |
| Source: |
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-064 |
| Industry Reference: | CVE-2011-1871 |
| Protection Provided by: |
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| Who is Vulnerable? | Windows Vista Service Pack 2
Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
Windows 7 for x64-based Systems
Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 1 |
| Vulnerability Description |
A denial of service (DoS) vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Windows TCP/IP stack. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a DoS condition in an affected system. As a result, the system may become unresponsive and automatically reboot. |
| Vulnerability Details | This is a denial of service vulnerability. The issue occurs when the Windows TCP/IP stack processes a sequence of malicious ICMP messages in an improper manner. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by creating a program that will send sequences of malicious ICMP messages to an affected system. Successful exploitation may enable an attacker to create a DoS condition in an affected system. As a result, the system may become unresponsive and automatically reboot. |
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