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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900838
Category:Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Title:Microsoft Windows TCP/IP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (967723)
Summary:This host is missing a critical security update according to; Microsoft Bulletin MS09-048.
Description:Summary:
This host is missing a critical security update according to
Microsoft Bulletin MS09-048.

Vulnerability Insight:
An error in the TCP/IP processing can be exploited to cause connections to
hang indefinitely in a FIN-WAIT-1 or FIN-WAIT-2 state, and system to stop
responding to new requests by flooding it using specially crafted packets
with a TCP receive window size set to a very small value or zero.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will let the attacker execute arbitrary code, and it
may result in Denial of Service condition in an affected system.

Affected Software/OS:
- Microsoft Windows 2k Service Pack 4 and prior

- Microsoft Windows 2k3 Service Pack 2 and prior

- Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1/2 and prior

- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 1/2 and prior

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

CVSS Score:
10.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-4609
Cert/CC Advisory: TA09-251A
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-251A.html
Cisco Security Advisory: 20081017 Cisco Response to Outpost24 TCP State Table Manipulation Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_response09186a0080a15120.html
Cisco Security Advisory: 20090908 TCP State Manipulation Denial of Service Vulnerabilities in Multiple Cisco Products
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080af511d.shtml
HPdes Security Advisory: HPSBMI02473
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125856010926699&w=2
HPdes Security Advisory: SSRT080138
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150
http://blog.robertlee.name/2008/10/conjecture-speculation.html
http://insecure.org/stf/tcp-dos-attack-explained.html
http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com.au/articles/27154-TCP-is-fundamentally-borked
http://www.cpni.gov.uk/Docs/tn-03-09-security-assessment-TCP.pdf
http://www.outpost24.com/news/news-2008-10-02.html
https://www.cert.fi/haavoittuvuudet/2008/tcp-vulnerabilities.html
http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2008-October/005360.html
Microsoft Security Bulletin: MS09-048
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-048
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6340
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-1925
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6374
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-1926
BugTraq ID: 36269
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36269
Bugtraq: 20090909 TCP/IP Orphaned Connections Vulnerability (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506331/100/0/threaded
http://www.recurity-labs.com/content/pub/Microsoft_Windows_CVE-2009-1926
http://osvdb.org/57797
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5965
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG

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