CVE-2008-1440

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-1440
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrosoft
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-06-12 02:32:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionMicrosoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, does not properly validate the option length field in Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM) packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and system hang) via a crafted PGM packet, aka the "PGM Invalid Length Vulnerability."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.1 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-1284 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2003 All sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2003 - sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp3 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Microsoft Windows PGM Invalid Length Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Microsoft Windows Pragmatic General Multicast Denial of Service - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA08-162B -- Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-036 - Important | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Windows Bug in Processing Pragmatic General Multicast Packets with an Invalid Option Length Lets Remote Users Deny Service af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Broken Link
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
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