Windows TCP/IP Denial of Service Vulnerability - CVE-2020-16899ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:66061 | Date: (C)2020-10-14 (M)2024-03-06 |
Class: VULNERABILITY | Family: windows |
A denial of service vulnerability exists when the Windows TCP/IP stack improperly handles ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause a target system to stop responding.To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to send specially crafted ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets to a remote Windows computer. The vulnerability would not allow an attacker to execute code or to elevate user rights directly.The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows TCP/IP stack handles ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets.
Platform: |
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 |
Microsoft Windows 10 |
Microsoft Windows Server Semi-Annual Channel |