Microsoft TCP Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability

Last Update Date: 11 Jun 2014 14:33 Release Date: 11 Jun 2014 3079 Views

RISK: Medium Risk

TYPE: Operating Systems - Windows OS

A denial of service vulnerability exists in the Windows TCP/IP networking protocol. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause the affected system to stop responding.

Impact

Denial of Service

System / Technologies affected

Windows Vista
Windows Server 2008
Windows 7
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows 8 and Windows 8.1
Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows RT and Windows RT 8.1

Solutions

Before installation of the software, please visit the software manufacturer web-site for more details.

Download location for patches:
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/MS14-031

Vulnerability Identifier

CVE-2014-1811

Source

Microsoft