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MS14-031: Vulnerability in TCP Protocol Could Allow Denial of Service (2962478)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 74423
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Synopsis
The remote Windows host is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.Description
The remote Windows host is affected by a denial of service vulnerability due to the Windows TCP/IP stack improperly handling certain traffic. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a sequence of specially crafted TCP packets to cause a target system to stop responding until it is restarted.Solution
Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows Vista, 2008, 7, 2008 R2, 8, 2012, 8.1, and 2012 R2.See Also
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2014/ms14-031
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 74423
File Name: smb_nt_ms14-031.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 6/11/2014
Updated: 11/15/2018
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.1
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 4.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/10/2014
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/10/2014
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-1811
BID: 67888