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Name:
MS.PGM.Invalid.Option.DoS
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Released Date:
Jun 10 2008
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Severity:
medium
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CVE:
2008-1440
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MS Bulletin:
ms08-036
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Bugtraq:
29508
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FortiGuard Center
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In-Depth Analysis
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Description
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This indicates a possible attempt to exploit a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM) protocol on Microsoft Windows.
A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in implementations of the Pragmatic General Multicast protocol on Microsoft Windows. This vulnerability exists in the multicast service which can cause the host to exhaust all of its memory resources. A remote attacker can create a denial of service on vulnerable systems by sending specially crafted PGM packets.
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Impact
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Denial of Service.
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Affected Products
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Windows XP SP2
Windows XP SP3
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and SP2
Windows Server 2003 SP1 and SP2
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and SP2
Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and SP2
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Aliases
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References
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http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/ms08-036.mspx
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29508
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2008-1440
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Recommended Actions
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Please refer to Microsoft advisory for detailed information on patch or update:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/ms08-036.mspx
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