IP Validation Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows XP, 2000, Server 2003, and Older Operating Systems

CVE-2005-0048

Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and earlier, 2000 SP3 and SP4, Server 2003, and older operating systems allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted IP packets with malformed options, aka the "IP Validation Vulnerability."

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