TITLE:
Microsoft Windows TCP/IP Denial of Service

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA18853

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/18853/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
DoS

WHERE:
>From local network

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
http://secunia.com/product/22/
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
http://secunia.com/product/16/
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition
http://secunia.com/product/1176/
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
http://secunia.com/product/1173/
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
http://secunia.com/product/1174/
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition
http://secunia.com/product/1175/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Windows, which can be
exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to a validation error in the handling
of IGMP traffic. 

Successful exploitation may cause the affected system to stop
responding.

SOLUTION:
Apply patches.

Microsoft Windows XP SP1 / Microsoft Windows XP SP2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=7BB21D74-C37B-472B-BB10-71D4680680A7

Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=8E2538CC-CC90-4DB7-8D0B-0B8BA4234E67

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=78D7DF14-6049-4318-89CA-9C8681CED8AB

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (Itanium) and Microsoft Windows Server
2003 SP1 (Itanium):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9AE276CF-AB46-4198-BCB3-3EFFDF15550E

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=12AAE69E-C5C3-4E4A-9970-F5DB84DD9744

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Douglas Nascimento of Datacom

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
MS06-007 (KB913446):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-007.mspx

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