CVE-2020-16898
Published: Oct 16, 2020
Modified: Aug 4, 2024
CVSS v3.1
8.8
Description
<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows TCP/IP stack improperly handles ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the ability to execute code on the target server or client.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to send specially crafted ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets to a remote Windows computer.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows TCP/IP stack handles ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets.</p>
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1803 | affected 10.0.0 - < publication |
Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1809 | affected 10.0.0 - < publication |
Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 | affected 10.0.0 - < publication |
Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) | affected 10.0.0 - < publication |
Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1909 | affected 10.0.0 - < publication |
Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation) | affected 10.0.0 - < publication |
Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems | affected 10.0.0 - < publication |
Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1709 | affected 10.0.0 - < publication |
Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems | affected 10.0.0 - < publication |
Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems | affected 10.0.0 - < publication |
Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems | affected 10.0.0 - < publication |
Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation) | affected 10.0.0 - < publication |
Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 2004 | affected 10.0.0 - < publication |
Microsoft | Windows Server version 2004 | affected 10.0.0 - < publication |
CVSS v3.1 Details
CVSS v3.1 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
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References
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