CVE-2014-0254 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a system hang in Windows via crafted ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets due to improper packet validation.
- 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-2014-0254?
CVE-2014-0254 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 8, published on 12 Feb 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The IPv6 implementation in Microsoft Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Windows RT does not properly validate packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang) via crafted ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets, aka "TCP/IP Version 6 (IPv6) Denial of Service Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0254?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 8, Microsoft Windows Rt, Microsoft Windows Server 2012.
How do I fix CVE-2014-0254?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-0254 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-2014-0254 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0254 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 8
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3gr3-h64r-fqg7.