Denial of service vulnerability in Windows TCP/IP stack while allocating memory for incoming ICMPv6 packetsID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:14842 | Date: (C)2013-08-18 (M)2023-12-14 |
Class: VULNERABILITY | Family: windows |
The host is installed with Microsoft Windows Vista, Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2008 R2 and is prone to a denial of service vulnerability. A flaw is present in the application, which fails to properly allocate memory for incoming ICMPv6 packets. Successful exploitation could allow attackers to crash the service.
Platform: |
Microsoft Windows 8 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 |
Microsoft Windows 7 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 |
Microsoft Windows Vista |