CVE-2005-1649

Public Exploit

Description

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).

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 13.33% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory ntbugtraq.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.ntbugtraq.com/default.aspx?pid=36&sid=1&A2=ind0505&L=NTBUGTRAQ&P=R409&D=0&F=N&H=0&O=D&T=0	vendor advisory mailing list exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0559	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13658	vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-1649?: CVE-2005-1649 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-1649?: To fix CVE-2005-1649, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-1649 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-1649 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~13% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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