CVE-2007-1531

Microsoft Windows XP and Vista - Denial of Service via Gratuitous ARP

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2007-1531. PoCs published by Kristian Hermansen.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit sends malformed ARP packets to trigger a denial-of-service condition in Microsoft Windows Vista (SP0) by causing network interfaces to fail. It uses Scapy to craft and send ARP packets in a loop, checking for victim responses.

Description

Microsoft Windows XP and Vista overwrites ARP table entries included in gratuitous ARP, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loss of network access) by sending a gratuitous ARP for the address of the Vista host.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Kristian Hermansen · pythondoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3926

This exploit sends malformed ARP packets to trigger a denial-of-service condition in Microsoft Windows Vista (SP0) by causing network interfaces to fail. It uses Scapy to craft and send ARP packets in a loop, checking for victim responses.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Windows Vista (SP0)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: root privileges · Scapy library · network access to the target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Kristian Hermansen · pythondoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29813

This exploit sends malicious ARP requests to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) on Microsoft Windows Vista (SP0) by disabling the network interface. It uses Scapy to craft and send ARP packets in a loop.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Windows Vista (SP0)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Local network access to the target · Root/administrative privileges on the attacking machine
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/33664
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/462793/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464617/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23266

Scores

EPSS 0.2282
EPSS Percentile 97.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-399
Status published
Products (2)
microsoft/windows_vista
microsoft/windows_xp
Published Mar 20, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026