Description
Buffer overflow in Microsoft PPTP Service on Windows XP and Windows 2000 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a certain PPTP packet with malformed control data.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Metasploit 1 module
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MS02-063 PPTP Malformed Control Data Kernel Denial of Service
auxiliary/dos/pptp/ms02_063_pptp_dos
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 5807 vdb-entry
- win-pptp-packet-bo (10199) vdb-entry
- MS02-063 vendor-advisory
- 20020926 Microsoft PPTP Server and Client remote vulnerability mailing-list