Microsoft Windows Server 2003/Vista/XP input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Server 2003/Vista/XP and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2008-1441. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Microsoft Windows Server 2003/Vista/XP (Operating System). Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a series of Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM) packets with invalid fragment options, aka the "PGM Malformed Fragment Vulnerability."

The weakness was disclosed 06/11/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-1441 since 03/20/2008. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 33137 (MS08-036: Vulnerabilities in Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM) Could Allow Denial of Service (950762)), 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 90442 (Vulnerabilities in Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM) Could Allow Denial of Service (MS08-036)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (33137), SecurityFocus (BID 29509†), Secunia (SA30587†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1020231†). The entries VDB-34794, VDB-42733, VDB-42731 and VDB-42729 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 33137
Nessus Name: MS08-036: Vulnerabilities in Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM) Could Allow Denial of Service (950762)
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OpenVAS ID: 801485
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM) Denial of Service Vulnerability (950762)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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03/20/2008 🔍
06/10/2008 +81 days 🔍
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06/11/2008 +1 days 🔍
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03/16/2015 +2469 days 🔍
06/01/2025 +3730 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-1441 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1441
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42732

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SecurityFocus: 29509 - Microsoft Windows PGM Invalid Fragment Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 30587
SecurityTracker: 1020231
Vupen: ADV-2008-1783

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 06/01/2025 04:17
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (58), 09/18/2018 08:27 (16), 06/01/2025 04:17 (18)
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