PT-2011-3432 · Microsoft · Windows

Published 2011-08-10 · Updated 2023-12-07 · CVE-2011-1871

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows versions prior to the fixed version

Description A denial of service issue exists in the Windows TCP/IP stack, caused by improper handling of specially crafted ICMP messages. This can allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in the target system stopping to respond and automatically restarting.

Recommendations For Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

DoS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-1871

Affected Products

Windows

References · 6

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-1871 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1871 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-064 · Vendor Advisory
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-221A.html · Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/MS11-064 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12971 · Note