Microsoft Windows Media Services 4.1 TCP/IP Packet denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Microsoft Windows Media Services 4.1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component TCP/IP Packet Handler. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2003-0905. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Media Services 4.1 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component TCP/IP Packet Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unknown vulnerability in Windows Media Station Service and Windows Media Monitor Service components of Windows Media Services 4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disallowing new connections) via a certain sequence of TCP/IP packets.

The weakness was released 04/15/2004 with Qualys as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2003-0905. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 12090 (MS04-008: Windows Media Services Remote Denial of Service (832359)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90105 (Microsoft Windows Media Services Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability (MS04-008)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15461), Tenable (12090), SecurityFocus (BID 9825†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-3943†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 12090
Nessus Name: MS04-008: Windows Media Services Remote Denial of Service (832359)
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03/09/2004 🔍
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07/20/2025 +3930 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Organization: Qualys
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-0905 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0905
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21751

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X-Force: 15461
SecurityFocus: 9825 - Microsoft Windows Media Services Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 3943 - [MS04-008] DoS on Microsoft Windows 2000 Media Services, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 10/16/2014 11:13
Updated: 07/20/2025 03:18
Changes: 10/16/2014 11:13 (64), 05/20/2019 14:02 (5), 01/02/2025 11:24 (17), 07/20/2025 03:18 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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