VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2010-4562
CVSS score4.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability14.33%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2012-02-02
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Description
Microsoft Windows 2008, 7, Vista, 2003, 2000, and XP, when using IPv6, allows remote attackers to determine whether a host is sniffing the network by sending an ICMPv6 Echo Request to a multicast address and determining whether an Echo Reply is sent, as demonstrated by thcping. NOTE: due to a typo, some sources map CVE-2010-4562 to a ProFTPd mod_sql vulnerability, but that issue is covered by CVE-2010-4652.
Weakness classification
- CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor