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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2013.0194 Vulnerability in TCP/IP Could Allow Denial of Service (2790655) 13 February 2013 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: Microsoft Windows Publisher: Microsoft Operating System: Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 Windows 8 Windows Server 2012 Windows 7 Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows RT Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2013-0075 Original Bulletin: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/MS13-018 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-018 - Important Vulnerability in TCP/IP Could Allow Denial of Service (2790655) Published Date: February 12, 2013 Version: 1.0 General Information Executive Summary This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow denial of service if an unauthenticated attacker sends a specially crafted connection termination packet to the server. This security update is rated Important for all supported editions of Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows Server 2012; it is rated Moderate for all supported editions of Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows RT. Affected Software Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (KB2790655) Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (KB2790655) Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (KB2790655) Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (KB2790655) Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2 (KB2790655) Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems (KB2790655) Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 (KB2790655) Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB2790655) Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (KB2790655) Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems (KB2790655) Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (KB2790655) Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems (KB2790655) Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 1 (KB2790655) Windows 8 for 32-bit Systems (KB2790655) Windows 8 for 64-bit Systems (KB2790655) Windows Server 2012 (KB2790655) Windows RT (KB2790655) Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) (KB2790655) Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) (KB2790655) Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems (Server Core installation) (KB2790655) Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) (KB2790655) Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) (KB2790655) Vulnerability Information TCP FIN WAIT Vulnerability - CVE-2013-0075 A denial of service vulnerability exists in the Windows TCP/IP stack that could cause the target system to stop responding and automatically restart. 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