Summary
This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS09-059.
Impact
Successful exploitation will allow remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service on the victim's system.
Impact Level: System
Solution
Run Windows Update and update the listed hotfixes or download and update mentioned hotfixes in the advisory from the below link.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-059.mspx
Insight
This issue is caused by an integer underflow error in the Windows NTLM implementation in LSASS (Local Security Authority Subsystem Service) when processing malformed packets during the authentication process, which could allow attackers to cause an affected system to automatically reboot.
Affected
Micorsoft Windows 7
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 and prior.
Microsoft Windows 2K3 Service Pack 2 and prior.
Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1/2 and prior.
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 1/2 and prior.
References
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2009-2524 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.8
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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