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Windows Packet Fragmentation Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA12670
Release Date: 2004-10-01
Popularity: 17,041 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: DoS
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Unpatched

OS:Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional

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Description:
Gandalf The White has reported a variant of some known vulnerabilities in Windows, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the processing of fragmented packets. This can be exploited by sending a large number of small fragmented packets where some fragments are missing and then sending the final fragment repeatedly.

Successful exploitation may consume a large amount of CPU resources on a vulnerable system and may cause legitimate fragmented packets to be dropped, if a sufficient amount of attacking systems is used.

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