Description
Microsoft Windows XP and Vista overwrites ARP table entries included in gratuitous ARP, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loss of network access) by sending a gratuitous ARP for the address of the Vista host.
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.
Exploit-DB 2
- Microsoft Windows Vista - Forged ARP packet Network Stack Denial of Service EDB-3926 · dos · May 15, 2007 · verified
- Microsoft Windows Vista - ARP Table Entries Denial of Service EDB-29813 · dos · Apr 2, 2004 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/reference/Vista_Network_Attack_Surface_RTM.pdf
- 20070313 New report on Windows Vista network attack surface mailing-list
- 33664 vdb-entry
- 20070403 Nine Vista CVEs, including Microsoft inaccurate Teredo use case documentation mailing-list
- http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/security_response/weblog/2007/04/microsofts_inaccurate_teredo_d.html
- 23266 vdb-entry