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CVE-2007-0066

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 31.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2008-01-08 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, and Server 2003, when ICMP Router Discovery Protocol (RDP) is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via fragmented router advertisement ICMP packets that trigger an out-of-bounds read, aka "Windows Kernel TCP/IP/ICMP Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Home Server: all versions
• Microsoft Small Business Server: 2003
• Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003: all versions
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

• http://blogs.technet.com/swi/archive/2008/01/08/ms08-001-part-2-the-case-of-the-moderate-icmp-mitigations.aspx
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28297
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1019166
• http://www.iss.net/threats/282.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486317/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27139
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-008A.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0069
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-001
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39254
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5271
• http://blogs.technet.com/swi/archive/2008/01/08/ms08-001-part-2-the-case-of-the-moderate-icmp-mitigations.aspx

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