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Microsoft Windows TCP/IP CVE-2020-16899 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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A denial of service vulnerability exists when the Windows TCP/IP stack improperly handles ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause a target system to stop responding. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to send specially crafted ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets to a remote Windows computer. The vulnerability would not allow an attacker to execute code or to elevate user rights directly. 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-2020-16899

Other References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2020-16899
ID 65000
Created Oct 13, 2020
Description
Updated		 Jan 08, 2024
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