MS06-064: Vulnerability in TCP/IP IPv6 Could Allow Denial of Service (922819)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 22537

Synopsis

It is possible to crash the remote host due to a flaw in the TCP/IP IPv6 stack.

Description

The remote host runs a version of Windows that has a flaw in its TCP/IP IPv6 stack.

The flaw could allow an attacker to perform a denial of service attack against the remote host.

To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker needs to send a specially crafted ICMP or TCP packet to the remote host.

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows XP and 2003.

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2006/ms06-064

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 22537

File Name: smb_nt_ms06-064.nasl

Version: 1.31

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 10/10/2006

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/10/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/22/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0230, CVE-2004-0790, CVE-2005-0688

BID: 13124, 13658

CERT: 222750, 396645, 415294

MSFT: MS06-064

MSKB: 922819