CVE-2010-4669

Public Exploit

Description

The Neighbor Discovery (ND) protocol implementation in the IPv6 stack in Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, and Windows 7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and system hang) by sending many Router Advertisement (RA) messages with different source addresses, as demonstrated by the flood_router6 program in the thc-ipv6 package.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 7.85% Top 10%
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45760 vdb entry
http://mirror.fem-net.de/CCC/27C3/mp4-h264-HQ/27c3-3957-en-ipv6_insecurities.mp4
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64583 vdb entry
http://mirror.fem-net.de/CCC/27C3/mp3-audio-only/27c3-3957-en-ipv6_insecurities.mp3 exploit
http://events.ccc.de/congress/2010/Fahrplan/events/3957.en.html exploit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00yjWB6gGy8 exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-4669?
CVE-2010-4669 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-4669?
To fix CVE-2010-4669, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-4669 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-4669 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~8% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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