CVE-2007-1531

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 23.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2007-03-20 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-399

Description

Microsoft Windows XP and Vista overwrites ARP table entries included in gratuitous ARP, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loss of network access) by sending a gratuitous ARP for the address of the Vista host.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

http://osvdb.org/33664
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/462793/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464617/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23266
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/reference/Vista_Network_Attack_Surface_RTM.pdf
http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/security_response/weblog/2007/04/microsofts_inaccurate_teredo_d.html
http://osvdb.org/33664
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/462793/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464617/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23266
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/reference/Vista_Network_Attack_Surface_RTM.pdf
http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/security_response/weblog/2007/04/microsofts_inaccurate_teredo_d.html

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