Advisory 2006-03-11DoS Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows XP

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Advisory 2006-03-11 DoS Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows XP

I. BACKGROUND

Advisory marked for immediate release.

II. DESCRIPTION

Sending a specially crafted  malformed  packet to the services communication socket can create a loss of service.

III. HISTORY

This advisory has no history.

IV. WORKAROUND

There are no known workarounds.

V. VENDOR RESPONSE

Microsoft Windows XP has not commented on this issue.

VI. CVE INFORMATION

The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned the
name CVE-2006-686948 to this issue.

APPENDIX A. - Vendor Information
http://www.microsoft.com
APPENDIX B. - References
NONE

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