VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-1440
CVSS score7.1 HIGH
EPSS probability22.59%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-06-12
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Description
Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, does not properly validate the option length field in Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM) packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and system hang) via a crafted PGM packet, aka the "PGM Invalid Length Vulnerability."
Weakness classification
- CWE-1284: Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input
Primary references
- secure@microsoft.com — Broken Link, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- secure@microsoft.com — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- secure@microsoft.com — Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- secure@microsoft.com — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- secure@microsoft.com — Broken Link
- secure@microsoft.com — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- secure@microsoft.com — Broken Link
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link