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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.12267
Category:Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Title:Microsoft DirectPlay DoS Vulnerability (839643)
Summary:A denial of service (DoS) vulnerability exists in the; implementation of the IDirectPlay4 application programming interface (API) of Microsoft DirectPlay; because of a lack of robust packet validation.
Description:Summary:
A denial of service (DoS) vulnerability exists in the
implementation of the IDirectPlay4 application programming interface (API) of Microsoft DirectPlay
because of a lack of robust packet validation.

Vulnerability Impact:
If a user is running a networked DirectPlay application, an
attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause the DirectPlay application to
fail. The user would have to restart the application to resume functionality.

Solution:
The vendor has released updates, please see the references for
more information.

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-0202
BugTraq ID: 10487
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10487
Microsoft Security Bulletin: MS04-016
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-016
http://www.osvdb.org/6742
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1027
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2190
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2413
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2516
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2705
http://secunia.com/advisories/11802
XForce ISS Database: ms-directx-directplay-dos(16306)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16306
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2004 Noam Rathaus

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