62248 : Microsoft Windows TCP/IP Stack ICMPv6 Route Information Packet Handling Remote Code Execution
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2010-02-09

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2010-0241" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : The TCP/IP implementation in Microsoft Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2 and Server 2008 Gold and SP2, when IPv6 is enabled, does not properly perform bounds checking on ICMPv6 Route Information packets, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets, aka "ICMPv6 Route Information Vulnerability."

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Patch / RCS
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Microsoft has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

CVE ID: 2010-0241 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 38506
Related OSVDB ID: 62247 62249 62250
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 974145
Microsoft Security Bulletin: MS10-009

Tools & Filters

	44419

Credit

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 10.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2010-02-11 | Disagree?

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