CVE-2000-0742 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Windows 95/98 by sending malformed IPX ping packets with broadcast source addresses.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2000-0742?
CVE-2000-0742 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 98, published on 7 May 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0742?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0742?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0742 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2000-0742 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0742 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 98
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wjpc-9hpw-c7p9.