CVEvulnerability

CVE-2006-3880

5.0 MEDIUM Published 2006-07-27 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2006-07-27
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Description

Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Small Business Server 2003 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (IP stack hang) via a continuous stream of packets on TCP port 135 that have incorrect TCP header checksums and random numbers in certain TCP header fields, as demonstrated by the Achilles Windows Attack Tool. NOTE: the researcher reports that the Microsoft Security Response Center has stated "Our investigation which has included code review, review of the TCPDump, and attempts on reproing the issue on multiple fresh installs of various Windows Operating Systems have all resulted in non confirmation.

Affected configurations

• microsoft windows 2000 • microsoft windows 2003 server datacenter edition • microsoft windows 2003 server datacenter edition 64-bit • microsoft windows 2003 server enterprise 64-bit • microsoft windows 2003 server enterprise edition • microsoft windows 2003 server enterprise edition 64-bit • microsoft windows 2003 server r2 • microsoft windows 2003 server sp1 • microsoft windows 2003 server standard • microsoft windows 2003 server standard 64-bit • microsoft windows 2003 server web • microsoft windows xp

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