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CVE-2012-5364

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 14.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-02-20 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-400

Description

The IPv6 implementation in Microsoft Windows 7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a flood of ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets containing multiple Routing entries.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/10/12
• https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56170/info
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/10/12
• https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56170/info

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