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 specially
crafted packet to the system. After the packet is received the system
will then become unresponsive for several seconds. Some testers report
that a DoS condition exists for as much as half a minute or more.
Testers also report that the system reaches 100% CPU utilization
during the DoS condition. VENDOR RESPONSE The discoverer said he contacted Microsoft on February 25, 2005 to
report 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
Denial of Service in Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP
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