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Denial of Service in Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP
A denial of service condition has been discovered in Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP with Service Pack 2.
ITPro Today
March 8, 2005
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Reported March 8,2005, by Dejan Levaja
VERSIONS AFFECTED
Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP with Service Pack 2i |
DESCRIPTION
A Denial of Service condition can be caused by sending a speciallycrafted packet to the system. After the packet is received the systemwill then become unresponsive for several seconds. Some testers reportthat a DoS condition exists for as much as half a minute or more.Testers also report that the system reaches 100% CPU utilizationduring the DoS condition.
VENDOR RESPONSE
The discoverer said he contacted Microsoft on February 25, 2005 toreport the condition. No response from Microsoft was available at hte time of this writing and it is unknown whether other versions of Windows are affected by the problem.
CREDIT
Discovered by Dejan Levaja
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