Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900178
Category:	Denial of Service
Title:	Microsoft Windows 'UnhookWindowsHookEx' Local DoS Vulnerability
Summary:	This Microsoft Windows host is prone to a denial of service (DoS); vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: This Microsoft Windows host is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: The flaw is due to error in 'UnhookWindowsHookEx' function. This can be exploited to cause system hang. Vulnerability Impact: Attackers may exploit this issue to deny service to legitimate users. Affected Software/OS: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 and prior. Solution: No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one. CVSS Score: 4.0 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-5044 BugTraq ID: 32206 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32206 Bugtraq: 20081109 BSOD in Win'2k3, Vista x86 and x64 by nonpriviledged user (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498165/100/0/threaded http://killprog.com/whk.zip http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4576 XForce ISS Database: win-unhookwindowshookex-dos(46506) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46506
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