CVE-2005-0688 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP SP2 systems with Windows Firewall disabled. This flaw, a reoccurrence of the "Land" attack, allows remote attackers to consume CPU resources by sending a specially crafted TCP packet with identical source and destination IP addresses and ports. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, and can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, leading to a denial of service. While there's no evidence of active exploitation, exploit code is available on ExploitDB, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
r2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.