VDB-7058 · ID 2763523 · OSVDB 88051

Microsoft Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 DHCPv6 Message denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Microsoft Windows 7/Server 2008 R2. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component DHCPv6 Message Handler. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component DHCPv6 Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was presented 11/13/2012 as 2763523 as not defined knowledge base article (Website). The advisory is available at support.microsoft.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at support.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (88051†). 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
VulDB Temp Score: 6.7
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: support.microsoft.com

Timelineinfo

11/13/2012 🔍
11/13/2012 +0 days 🔍
11/13/2012 +0 days 🔍
12/02/2012 +19 days 🔍
12/04/2012 +2 days 🔍
04/07/2017 +1585 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: 2763523
Status: Not defined
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GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7058
OSVDB: 88051 - Microsoft Windows Crafted DHCPv6 Message Remote DoS

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213

Entryinfo

Created: 12/04/2012 10:53
Updated: 04/07/2017 12:38
Changes: 12/04/2012 10:53 (48), 04/07/2017 12:38 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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