VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2014-0254

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability32.68%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2014-02-12
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Description

The IPv6 implementation in Microsoft Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Windows RT does not properly validate packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang) via crafted ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets, aka "TCP/IP Version 6 (IPv6) Denial of Service Vulnerability."

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references