First published: Wed May 18 2005(Updated: )
The IPv6 support in Windows XP SP2, 2003 Server SP1, and Longhorn, with Windows Firewall turned off, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a TCP packet with the SYN flag set and the same destination and source address and port, a variant of CVE-2005-0688 and a reoccurrence of the "Land" vulnerability (CVE-1999-0016).
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Microsoft Windows XP | =sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server | =web | |
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server | =enterprise | |
Microsoft Windows XP | ||
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server | =enterprise_64-bit | |
Microsoft Windows XP | =gold | |
Microsoft Windows XP | ||
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server | =datacenter_64-bit-sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows XP | =sp2 | |
Microsoft Windows XP | =sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows XP | ||
Microsoft Windows XP | =sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server | =r2-sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server | =enterprise_64-bit-sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server | =r2 | |
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server | =web-sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows XP | =sp2 | |
Microsoft Windows XP | ||
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server | =standard-sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server | =enterprise-sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows XP | =sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server | =standard | |
Microsoft Windows XP | =sp2 | |
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server | =r2 |
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CVE-2005-1649 has been classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause a denial of service.
To mitigate CVE-2005-1649, ensure the Windows Firewall is enabled or apply patches from Microsoft that address this vulnerability.
CVE-2005-1649 affects Windows XP SP2, Windows 2003 Server SP1, and Longhorn with the Windows Firewall turned off.
CVE-2005-1649 allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service attack by sending specially crafted TCP packets.
While CVE-2005-1649 primarily affects outdated systems, any unpatched systems still running the affected versions remain vulnerable.