PT-2020-7252 · Microsoft · Windows

Published 2020-02-20 · Updated 2020-02-28 · CVE-2012-5364

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Microsoft Windows versions prior to 8

Description: The IPv6 implementation allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a flood of ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets containing multiple Routing entries.

Recommendations: For Microsoft Windows versions prior to 8, consider disabling IPv6 support as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to the network to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Resource Exhaustion

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-400

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-5364

Affected Products

Windows

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5364 · Security Note
• https://securityfocus.com/bid/56170/info · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/9973 · Telegram Post
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/10/12 · Note