HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2011-1965

Windows 7 vulnerability

CVSS
7.1
EPSS
24.9%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
Tcpip.sys in the TCP/IP stack in Microsoft Windows 7 Gold and SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 and R2 SP1 does not properly implement URL-based QoS, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted URL to a web server, aka "TCP/IP QOS Denial of Service Vulnerability."
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows 7
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2011-08-10

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 24.9% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2011-1965

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows 7 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2011-1965.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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