CVE-2008-1440 Information

Description

Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP1 and SP2 does not properly validate the option length field in Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM) packets which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and system hang) via a crafted PGM packet aka the \PGM Invalid Length Vulnerability.\

Reference

http://secunia.com/advisories/30587 http://securitytracker.com/id?1020230 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29508 http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.html http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1783 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-036 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval3Aorg.mitre.oval3Adef3A5473