CVE-2011-1965 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a system reboot via a crafted URL due to improper QoS implementation in the Windows TCP/IP stack.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-1965?
CVE-2011-1965 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 10 Aug 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Tcpip.sys in the TCP/IP stack in Microsoft Windows 7 Gold and SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 and R2 SP1 does not properly implement URL-based QoS, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted URL to a web server, aka "TCP/IP QOS Denial of Service Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1965?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2008.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1965?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-1965 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-2011-1965 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1965 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-3953-5jrj-v3rr.