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CVE Reference: CVE-2008-1440
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CVE-2008-1440

Description:
Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, does not properly validate the option length field in Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM) packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and system hang) via a crafted PGM packet, aka the "PGM Invalid Length Vulnerability."

CVE Status:
Candidate

References:

ST
  1020230

SAID
  Secunia Advisory: SA30587

OVAL
  http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5473

MS
  http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-036.mspx

CERT
  http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.html

BID
  29508


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