Microsoft Windows XP resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows XP. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-4669. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows XP (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Neighbor Discovery (ND) protocol implementation in the IPv6 stack in Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, and Windows 7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and system hang) by sending many Router Advertisement (RA) messages with different source addresses, as demonstrated by the flood_router6 program in the thc-ipv6 package.

The weakness was disclosed 01/07/2011 (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-4669. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/20/2025).

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118925 (Microsoft Windows IPv6 Protocol Stack Network Discovery Design Error Vulnerability (KB2750841)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 45760†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-29052†). The entries VDB-55939 and VDB-55938 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/06/2011 🔍
01/07/2011 +1 days 🔍
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01/07/2011 +0 days 🔍
01/11/2011 +4 days 🔍
01/12/2011 +1 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +1527 days 🔍
01/20/2025 +3595 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2010-4669 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-4669
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55937
X-Force: 64583
SecurityFocus: 45760 - Multiple Vendors IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Router Advertisement Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 29052 - IPv6 Stack in Microsoft Windows Remote DoS Vulnerability via Many Router Advertisement Messages, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 23:27
Updated: 01/20/2025 05:51
Changes: 03/19/2015 23:27 (48), 03/13/2017 09:41 (8), 10/08/2021 02:22 (4), 10/08/2021 02:30 (1), 01/20/2025 05:51 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:A28:103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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