CVE-2006-3880

Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Small Business Server 2003 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (IP stack hang)…

published July 27, 2006

CVSS
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EPSS
25%
Percentile
97.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Small Business Server 2003 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (IP stack hang) via a continuous stream of packets on TCP port 135 that have incorrect TCP header checksums and random numbers in certain TCP header fields, as demonstrated by the Achilles Windows Attack Tool. NOTE: the researcher reports that the Microsoft Security Response Center has stated "Our investigation which has included code review, review of the TCPDump, and attempts on reproing the issue on multiple fresh installs of various Windows Operating Systems have all resulted in non confirmation.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.24741 · 97.9th percentile
Published
2006-07-27T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 JUL 00:00Z
    Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Small Business Server 2003 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (IP stack hang)…
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