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Microsoft CVE-2020-16898: Windows TCP/IP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Microsoft CVE-2020-16898: Windows TCP/IP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/10/2020
Created
10/14/2020
Added
11/10/2020
Modified
11/18/2021

Description

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. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to send specially crafted ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets to a remote Windows computer. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows TCP/IP stack handles ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets.

Solution(s)

  • msft-kb4577668-79a95e38-d1bc-434b-8a49-eb0e05941333
  • msft-kb4577668-965a8ede-1eb7-46d6-83a6-7246ea98aae0
  • msft-kb4577668-b815915f-3e4f-46ae-adc9-b90cd4b04100
  • msft-kb4577671-4bc3ccc3-fcb0-4bbd-a2a5-cbbd40369d41
  • msft-kb4577671-60a68333-26ce-47b6-9254-89d69caedfdf
  • msft-kb4577671-a4f7dcc3-65f1-4a75-8635-ea596100c299
  • msft-kb4577671-c4223a46-1f35-41d8-ac8e-d2772d017f90
  • msft-kb4577671-c42dc613-fb5b-4c45-925c-4f508584a635
  • msft-kb4577671-ddbf4c81-6ca7-4986-999e-9275ef508017
  • msft-kb4579311-d5cbc800-cb34-49c3-bde8-aa2f0ee05b2e
  • msft-kb4579311-e9f0550d-b150-4eeb-bf5e-1a08b117e7af
  • msft-kb4579311-fa30a6bc-24ef-47b0-a6fa-d7971053e058
  • msft-kb4580328-ebb00bd7-bff6-4567-8b7c-300728513137
  • msft-kb4580328-f01aa891-eec2-4390-9974-dc226f4d6bf4
  • msft-kb4580330-c2c988c8-cbbe-4a10-a26f-365b656443f3
  • msft-kb4580330-fc2b1c51-dad6-4170-ba4d-85c43ed047d1

References

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