vendor:
Windows
by:
Preddy
5.5
CVSS
MEDIUM
Denial of Service
400
CWE
Product Name: Windows
Affected Version From:
Affected Version To:
Patch Exists: NO
Related CWE:
CPE:
Platforms Tested: Windows
Microsoft Windows PNG IHDR block DoS poc
This script causes 100% CPU usage on Windows XP SP2, and the CPU will keep running at 100% until you close explorer.exe.
Mitigation:
Close explorer.exe to stop the CPU usage.