CVE-2007-1531 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service by sending gratuitous ARP packets that overwrite the ARP table entries on Windows XP and Vista hosts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-1531?
CVE-2007-1531 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Vista, published on 20 Mar 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Microsoft Windows XP and Vista overwrites ARP table entries included in gratuitous ARP, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loss of network access) by sending a gratuitous ARP for the address of the Vista host.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1531?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Xp.
How do I fix CVE-2007-1531?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-1531 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2007-1531 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-1531 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Vista
Sources
Also known as GHSA-87x4-vg4r-gj33.