First published: Mon May 02 2005(Updated: )
Microsoft Windows XP SP1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via an empty datagram to a raw IP over IP socket (IP protocol 4), as originally demonstrated using code in Python 2.3.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Microsoft Windows XP | =sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows XP | =gold | |
Microsoft Windows XP | =sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows XP | =sp2 | |
Microsoft Windows XP | =gold | |
Microsoft Windows XP | =sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows XP | =sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows XP | =sp2 |
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The severity of CVE-2005-0852 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability.
To fix CVE-2005-0852, apply the latest updates or patches provided by Microsoft for Windows XP SP1.
CVE-2005-0852 specifically affects Microsoft Windows XP SP1.
CVE-2005-0852 cannot be exploited remotely as it requires local access to the system.
Exploiting CVE-2005-0852 can cause the affected system to crash, resulting in a denial of service.