CVE-2008-0084

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the TCP/IP support in Microsoft Windows Vista allows remote DHCP servers to cause a denial of service (hang and restart) via a crafted DHCP packet.

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 74.03% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory marc.info

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/28828	third party advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-004	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120361015026386&w=2	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0506/references	vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019383	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27634	vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043C.html	third party advisory us government resource
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5240	vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0084?: CVE-2008-0084 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0084?: To fix CVE-2008-0084, 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-2008-0084 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2008-0084 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~74% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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