Windows TCP/IP Stack ICMP and IGMP Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service and Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1019166
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1019166
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CVE Reference: CVE-2007-0066
, CVE-2007-0069
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Jan 8 2008
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Impact: Denial of service via network, Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Advisory: Microsoft Security Bulletin
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Version(s): 2000 SP4, 2003 SP2, XP SP2, Vista; and prior service packs
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Description: Two vulnerabilities were reported in Windows TCP/IP Stack. A remote user can execute arbitrary code on the target system. A remote user can cause denial of service conditions on the target system.
If the ICMP Router Discovery Protocol (RDP) is enabled (not the default), a remote user can send specially crafted ICMP packets to
cause the target system to stop responding and automatically restart.
A remote user can specially crafted IGMPv3 and MLDv2 packets
to execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target service.
Alex Wheeler and
Ryan Smith of ISS X-Force reported these vulnerabilities.
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Impact: A remote user can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
A remote user can cause the target system to crash.
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Solution: The vendor has issued the following fixes.
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=980f5457-c7b5-421c-8643-0e
57429ec156
Windows XP Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0a766242-2342-4fa0-9b66-8953c54a2211
Windows
XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2e8bc7d5-fe81-4ed5-9efa-36
0738d160ee
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=fda060a5-9a1e-4036-98
99-13eb61fdd8be
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=19d993f
9-06dd-4dc4-b0cc-c59e822eb8fa
Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based
Systems:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2c2264f7-ebbb-40ab-9dbf-9b4e313665a7
Windows Vista:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.
aspx?FamilyID=23c0e03a-db66-4618-bce0-af55e5c1b067
Windows Vista x64 Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5f6a37b1-c604-47c9-932f-485db
2eda133
A restart is required.
The Microsoft advisory is available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-001.mspx
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Vendor URL: www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-001.mspx (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Access control error, Input validation error
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Underlying OS: Windows (2000), Windows (2003), Windows (Vista), Windows (XP)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 13:30:09 -0500
Subject: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-001 Critical: Vulnerabilities in Windows TCP/IP Could Allow Remote Code Execution (941644)
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http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-001.mspx
CVE-2007-0066
CVE-2007-0069
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