MS14-006: Vulnerability in ICMPv6 Could Allow Denial of Service (2904659)

high Nessus Plugin ID 72429

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Synopsis

The remote Windows host is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

The remote Windows host is affected by a denial of service vulnerability due to the Windows TCP/IP stack improperly allocating memory for incoming ICMPv6 packets. An attacker could use a specially crafted ICMPv6 packet to exploit this vulnerability and cause a target system to stop responding until it is restarted.

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 8 and Server 2012.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 72429

File Name: smb_nt_ms14-006.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins

Published: 2/12/2014

Updated: 11/26/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-0254

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/11/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/11/2014

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Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0254

BID: 65409

MSFT: MS14-006

MSKB: 2904659

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