CVE-2008-0084

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 73.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-02-12 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the TCP/IP support in Microsoft Windows Vista allows remote DHCP servers to cause a denial of service (hang and restart) via a crafted DHCP packet.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120361015026386&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/28828
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27634
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019383
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043C.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0506/references
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-004
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5240
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120361015026386&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/28828
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27634
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019383

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