Intrusion PreventionMS.SMBv2.Infinite.Loop.DoS
Description
This indicates an attempt to exploit a denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Server Message Block (SMB).
The vulnerability is caused by an error that occurs when Microsoft Server Message Block (SMB) Protocol 2.0 software handles a malformed ioctl request. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the vulnerable system.
Affected Products
Windows Vista, Windows Vista Service Pack 1, and Windows Vista Service Pack 2
Windows Vista x64 Edition, Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1, and Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems and Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems and Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2
Impact
Denial of Service: Remote attackers can crash vulnerable systems.
Recommended Actions
Refer to the vendor's web site for suggested workaround.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/ms09-050.mspx
Telemetry
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
| ID | 17799 |
| Created | Oct 16, 2009 |
| Updated | Apr 23, 2014 |
| Risk |
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| CVE ID | CVE-2009-2526 |
| Exploit Prediction Score | 79.87% |
| Default Action | drop |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | Windows |
| Affected App | Other |