National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2005-0048
Original release date:05/02/2005
Last revised:09/10/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and earlier, 2000 SP3 and SP4, Server 2003, and older operating systems allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted IP packets with malformed options, aka the "IP Validation Vulnerability."
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides user account access, Allows partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA05-102A
Name: TA05-102A
Type: Patch Information
US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#233754
Name: VU#233754
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: MS
Name: MS05-019
Type: Patch Information
External Source: ISS
Name: 20050412 Windows IP Options Remote Compromise
Type: Advisory
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4549
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4549
Type: Tool Signature
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3824
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3824
Type: Tool Signature
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1744
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1744
Type: Tool Signature