# CVE-2008-0084: Denial of service in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Windows Vista by sending crafted DHCP packets, requiring immediate patching.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Feb 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qhjh-qc9w-hcgr

## What is CVE-2008-0084?

CVE-2008-0084 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Vista, published on 12 Feb 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0084?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Windows Vista.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-0084?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0084 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-0084 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0084 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Vista

- [CVE-2007-5351](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5351/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2010-3145](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3145/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2008-0951](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0951/): Security feature bypass in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2007-1658](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1658/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2007-1534](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1534/): Misconfiguration in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-0084 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-0084 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Vista, published on 12 Feb 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0084 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Windows Vista. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0084/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0084/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0084
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0084
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-0084

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0084/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.