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CVE-2000-0980

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 13.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2000-12-19 · updated 2026-09-23

Description

NMPI (Name Management Protocol on IPX) listener in Microsoft NWLink does not properly filter packets from a broadcast address, which allows remote attackers to cause a broadcast storm and flood the network.

Affected products

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

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1781
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-073
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5357
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1781
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-073
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5357

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