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CVE-2008-0084

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.8)—

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.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Microsoft — Windows Vista

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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      "value": "Vulnerabilidad no especificada en el soporte TCP/IP en Microsoft Windows Vista permite a servidores remotos DHCP causar una denegación de servicio (cuelgue y reinicio) a través de un paquete DHCP manipulado."
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