This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS09-001.

Successful exploitation could allow remote unauthenticated attackers to cause denying the service by sending a specially crafted network message to a system running the server service. Impact Level: System/Network

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/ms09-001.mspx

The issue is due to the way Server Message Block (SMB) Protocol software handles specially crafted SMB packets.

Microsoft Windows 2K Service Pack 4 and prior. Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 and prior. Microsoft Windows 2003 Service Pack 2 and prior.

• http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-001.mspx

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Updated on 2017-03-28