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CVE-2000-0742

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 18.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2000-10-20 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 95: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 98: all versions

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1544
• http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&mid=63120
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-054
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5079
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1544
• http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&mid=63120
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-054
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5079

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