... Can Cause System to Restart
Microsoft Windows 2000 provides support for infrared-based connectivity. This support is provided through protocols developed by the Infrared Data Association (IRDA). Because of this, they are often called IRDA devices. These devices can be used to share files and printers with other IRDA-device capable systems. The software which handles IRDA devices in Windows 2000 contains an unchecked buffer in the code which handles certain IRDA packets.
A security vulnerability results because it is possible for a malicious user to send a specially crafted IRDA packet to the victim's system. This could enable the attacker to conduct a buffer overflow attack and cause an access violation on the system, forcing a reboot. To be best of our knowledge, it cannot be used to run malicious code on the user's system.
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Microsoft Windows 2000 provides support for infrared-based connectivity. This support is provided through protocols developed by the Infrared Data Association (IRDA). Because of this, they are often called IRDA devices. These devices can be used to share files and printers with other IRDA-device capable systems. The software which handles IRDA devices in Windows 2000 contains an unchecked buffer in the code which handles certain IRDA packets.
A security vulnerability results because it is possible for a malicious user to send a specially crafted IRDA packet to the victim's system. This could enable the attacker to conduct a buffer overflow attack and cause an access violation on the system, forcing a reboot. To be best of our knowledge, it cannot be used to run malicious code on the user's system.
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