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Microsoft Windows XP SP3 denial of service vulnerability

Information

Severity

Severity

Critical

Family

Family

Windows

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

10.0

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Wont Fix

Created

Created

15 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

The host is running Microsoft Windows XP which is prone to denial of service vulnerability.

Insight

Insight

The flaw is due to an error generated in Windows XP while handling CHM files causing buffer overflow.

Affected Software

Affected Software

Microsoft Windows XP SP3 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.

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