This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS09-048.

Successful exploitation will let the attacker execute arbitrary code, and it may result in Denial of Service condition in an affected system. Impact Level: System/Application

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/ms09-048.mspx

An error in the TCP/IP processing can be exploited to cause connections to hang indefinitely in a FIN-WAIT-1 or FIN-WAIT-2 state, and system to stop responding to new requests by flooding it using specially crafted packets with a TCP receive window size set to a very small value or zero.

Microsoft Windows 2k Service Pack 4 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.

• http://secunia.com/advisories/36597/
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36602/
• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967723
• http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-048.mspx
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2567

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Updated on 2015-03-25