| Release Date | Feb 13, 2008 |
| Severity | Medium |
| Impact | Denial of service |
| Description | This indicates an attempt to exploit a denial-of-service vulnerability in the DHCP service in Windows Vista.
An attacker can exploit the vulnerability by creating a specially crafted DHCP server that assigns the same broadcast IP address to multiple hosts. This will corrupt the network structure of the host, causing a crash. |
| Affected Products | Windows Vista
Windows Vista x64 Edition |
| Recommended Actions | Refer to the vendor's web site for the suggested workaround:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-004.mspx |
| Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) | http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2008-0084
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| Microsoft Bulletin ID | MS08-004 http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-004.mspx |