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Microsoft Windows 'UnhookWindowsHookEx' Local DoS Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Wont Fix
Created
Created
14 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
This Microsoft Windows host is prone to denial of service vulnerability. The flaw is due to error in 'UnhookWindowsHookEx' function. This can be exploited to cause system hang.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 and prior.
Solution
Solution
No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.