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CVE-2014-0254

CVE information

Published

10 years ago

Last Modified

5 years ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

High

Impact Analysis

Description

The IPv6 implementation in Microsoft Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Windows RT does not properly validate packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang) via crafted ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets, aka "TCP/IP Version 6 (IPv6) Denial of Service Vulnerability.".

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity
High
Base Score
7.8/10
Exploit Score
10/10
Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication Required
None
Impact Score
6.9/10
Confidentiality Impact
None
Availability Impact
Complete
Integrity Impact
None

Products Affected

CPE Affected Vulnerable Excluding Edit
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8:-:-:x86:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8:-:-:x64:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -