CVE-2000-0742

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Published May 7, 2001 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 18.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

The IPX protocol implementation in Microsoft Windows 95 and 98 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a ping packet with a source IP address that is a broadcast address, aka the "Malformed IPX Ping Packet" vulnerability.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_95::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98::gold::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

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Exploit prediction score: 18.8% (18.758% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1544
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&mid=63120
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-054
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5079

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 95 Windows 98

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 5:28 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 7, 2001, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 5:28 AM
Reserved: Sep 19, 2000, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:52 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 20, 2000, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:52 PM

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