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NT IP fragment reassembly patch not applied (jolt2)

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Acertains whether the hotfix Q259728 is installed

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

It is possible to crash the remote host

Description :

The hotfix for the 'IP Fragment Reassembly' vulnerability has not
been applied on the remote Windows host.

This vulnerability permits a possible hacker to send malformed packets
which will hog this computer CPU to 100%, making it nearly
unusable for the legitimate users.

Solution :

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms00-029.mspx

Network Security Threat Level:

Medium / CVSS Base Score : 5
(AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:N/A:C/I:N/B:A)

Networks Security ID: 1236

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2000 Renaud Deraison

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