Microsoft Windows Vista LLTD Mapper EMIT Packet Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	23271
Class:	Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:	CVE-2007-1530
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Apr 03 2007 12:00AM
Updated:	Apr 04 2007 07:52PM
Credit:	Ollie Whitehouse is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	Microsoft Windows Vista December CTP Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise Microsoft Windows Vista Business Microsoft Windows Vista beta 2 Microsoft Windows Vista Beta 1 Microsoft Windows Vista Beta Microsoft Windows Vista 0
Not Vulnerable:

Microsoft Windows Vista LLTD Mapper EMIT Packet Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows Vista is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability because the software fails to handle exceptional conditions.

An attacker can exploit this issue to cause a mapping failure, denying further service to legitimate users.

Microsoft Windows Vista LLTD Mapper EMIT Packet Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue by using standard network utilities.

Microsoft Windows Vista LLTD Mapper EMIT Packet Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: mailto:[email protected].

Microsoft Windows Vista LLTD Mapper EMIT Packet Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

References:

• Microsoft Homepage (Microsoft)
  
• Windows Vista Network Attack Surface Analysis (Symantec)