7.5
CVSSv3

CVE-2020-16899

Published: 16/10/2020 Updated: 31/12/2023
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.8 | Impact Score: 6.9 | Exploitability Score: 10
CVSS v3 Base Score: 7.5 | Impact Score: 3.6 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 695
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Vulnerability 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 malicious user 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>

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microsoft windows 10 1709

microsoft windows 10 1803

microsoft windows server 2019 -

microsoft windows 10 1809

microsoft windows server 2016 1903

microsoft windows 10 1903

microsoft windows server 2016 1909

microsoft windows 10 1909

microsoft windows 10 2004

microsoft windows server 2016 2004

Github Repositories

CVE-2020-16899 - Microsoft Windows TCP/IP Vulnerability Detection Logic and Rule

CVE-2020-16899: Microsoft Windows TCP/IP Denial of Service Vulnerability CVSS Score: 75 CVSS Vector: CVSS:30/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C Overview On October 13, Microsoft announced a critical vulnerability in the Windows IPv6 stack, which allows an attacker to send maliciously crafted packets which results in an immediate BSOD (Blue Screen of Death), on

Detects CVE-2020-16898: "Bad Neighbor"

Zeek Package for Bad Neighbor Detection Detects CVE-2020-16898 and CVE-2020-16899: "Bad Neighbor" Quick Start If you already have Zeek and zkg installed, simply run: zkg install githubcom/esnet-security/cve-2020-16898 If this is being installed on a cluster, install the package on the manager, then deploy it via: ze