Windows.IGMP.Header.Invalid.B
Description
This IGMP attack is a denial-of-service attack that affects Windows systems.
Fragmentation is the process of breaking down an IP datagram into smaller packets to be transmitted over a network and then reassembling them at the receiving end. Attackers can send fragmented IGMP packets to a target system running Windows. Fragmented ICMP packets may corrupt the TCP/IP stack to improperly gain access to invalid segments of the system memory, degrading the performance or hanging the target system.
Affected Products
Any unprotected system running Windows 3.x, Windows 95 or Windows NT is vulnerable to the attack.
Impact
The target system under the attack may be slowed down or stop responding.
Telemetry
Coverage
IPS (Regular DB) | |
IPS (Extended DB) |