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Microsoft Security Bulletin (MS00-029) - Microsoft has released a patch for a denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, WindowsNT 4.0 and Windows 2000. The affected systems contain a flaw in the code that performs IP fragment reassembly. If a continuous stream of fragmented IP datagrams with a particular malformation were sent to an affected machine, it could be made to devote most or all of its CPU availability to processing them. Microsoft FAQ on this issue available here.

Microsoft Security Bulletin (MS00-029) - Microsoft has released a patch for a denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, WindowsNT 4.0 and Windows 2000. The affected systems contain a flaw in the code that performs IP fragment reassembly. If a continuous stream of fragmented IP datagrams with a particular malformation were sent to an affected machine, it could be made to devote most or all of its CPU availability to processing them. Microsoft FAQ on this issue available here.