CVE-2020-16899
Windows TCP/IP Denial of Service Vulnerability
- Published
- Oct 16, 2020
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- microsoft
- Evidence observed
- Aug 8, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HModerate · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 96.3%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
<p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows TCP/IP stack handles ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets.</p>
Sources
1- CVE-2020-16899Detection
CVE-2020-16899 - Microsoft Windows TCP/IP Vulnerability Detection Logic and Rule
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