CVE-2000-0742

high

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5079

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-054

http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&mid=63120

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1544

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2000-10-20

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.19456