PT-2000-1675 · Microsoft · Windows 98+1

Published 2000-10-20 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2000-0742

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows versions 95 and 98

Description The issue concerns the IPX protocol implementation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service. This can be achieved by sending a ping packet with a source IP address that is a broadcast address.

Recommendations For Microsoft Windows 95 and 98, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2000-0742

Affected Products

Windows 95

Windows 98

References · 5

• http://securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&mid=63120 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0742 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/1544 · Vendor Advisory
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-054 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5079 · Note