CVE-2000-0742 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The IPX protocol implementation in Microsoft Windows 95 and 98 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a ping packet with a source IP address that is a broadcast address, aka the "Malformed IPX Ping Packet" vulnerability.

Published: 2001-05-07

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 19.5% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_95::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98::gold::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.19456.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1544
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&mid=63120
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-054
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5079

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 95 Windows 98

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-05-07T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:28:41.316Z

Reserved: 2000-09-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2000-0742

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2000-10-20T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2000-0742

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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