Microsoft Windows TCP/IP Stack Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Last Update Date:
10 Aug 2011 12:21
Release Date:
10 Aug 2011
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RISK: Medium Risk
TYPE: Operating Systems - Windows OS
- ICMP Denial of Service Vulnerability
A denial of service vulnerability exists in the Windows TCP/IP stack that is caused when the TCP/IP stack improperly handles a sequence of specially crafted ICMP messages. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause the target system to stop responding and automatically restart. - TCP/IP QOS Denial of Service Vulnerability
A denial of service vulnerability exists in the Windows TCP/IP stack that is caused when the TCP/IP stack improperly handles URLs in memory when URL-based Quality of Service (QoS) is enabled. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause the target system to stop responding and automatically restart.
Impact
- Denial of Service
System / Technologies affected
- Windows Vista
- Windows Server 2008
- Windows 7
- Windows Server 2008 R2
Solutions
Before installation of the software, please visit the software manufacturer web-site for more details.
- Download location for patches:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms11-064.mspx
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