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Microsoft Windows TCP/IP CVE-2020-16898 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows TCP/IP stack improperly handles ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the ability to execute code on the target server or client. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to send specially crafted ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets to a remote Windows computer. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows TCP/IP stack handles ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets.

affected-products-logoAffected Applications

Windows 10
Windows Server version 2004 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server version 1903 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server version 1909 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2019

CVE References

CVE-2020-16898

Other References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2020-16898
ID 64999
Created Oct 13, 2020
Description
Updated		 Dec 21, 2023
Risk black-background-circle-icon black-background-circle-icon black-background-circle-icon black-background-circle-icon lightgray-background-circle-icon
Coverage FortiClient
OS Windows
Vendor Microsoft
Patch auto
Application Windows 10 , Windows Server version 2004 (Server Core installation) , Windows Server version 1903 (Server Core installation) , Windows Server version 1909 (Server Core installation) , Windows Server 2019