Microsoft Windows XP Windows Management Instrumentation Denial of Service Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows XP Windows Management Instrumentation Denial of Service Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows XP is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.

An application can trigger this issue by generating excessive expired and unused security contexts resulting a failure of RPC cache to be freed.

A successful attack can allow a local attacker to trigger a denial of service condition. A restart is required to regain normal functionality.

Microsoft has identified this issue in Windows XP Professional and Windows XP Home Edition. Other versions may be affected as well. This BID will be updated when more details are available.