Microsoft Windows Vista denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Microsoft Windows Vista. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2008-0084. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Windows Vista (Operating System). Affected is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in the TCP/IP support in Microsoft Windows Vista allows remote DHCP servers to cause a denial of service (hang and restart) via a crafted DHCP packet.

The weakness was released 02/12/2008 by Martin (Website). The advisory is available at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-0084 since 01/02/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31038 (MS08-004: Vulnerability in Windows TCP/IP Could Allow Denial of Service (946456)), 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 90426 (Windows TCP/IP Denial of Service Vulnerability (MS08-004)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. 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 Tenable (31038), SecurityFocus (BID 27634†), Secunia (SA28828†), SecurityTracker (ID 1019383†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-17602†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-38706, VDB-40995, VDB-40996 and VDB-41003. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 31038
Nessus Name: MS08-004: Vulnerability in Windows TCP/IP Could Allow Denial of Service (946456)
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OpenVAS ID: 801705
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows TCP/IP Denial of Service Vulnerability (946456)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Martin
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-0084 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0084
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40986

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SecurityFocus: 27634 - Microsoft Windows Vista DHCP Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 28828
SecurityTracker: 1019383
Vulnerability Center: 17602 - [MS08-004] Microsoft Windows Vista Allows Remote Attackers to Cause DoS via Crafted DHCP Packets, High
Vupen: ADV-2008-0506

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 06/01/2025 19:20
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (67), 09/18/2018 08:25 (16), 06/01/2025 19:20 (18)
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Cache ID: 216:E3B:103

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