CVE-2008-0084 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2008-02-12

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: 73.6% High

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.73599.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

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

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows Vista

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2008-02-12T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T07:32:23.906Z

Reserved: 2008-01-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-0084

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-02-12T21:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:48:54.467

Link: CVE-2008-0084

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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