What is CVE-2010-4669?

CVE-2010-4669 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, classified under CWE-399. Published 2011-01-07.

Is CVE-2010-4669 known to be exploited?

7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server

CVE-2010-4669

The Neighbor Discovery (ND) protocol implementation in the IPv6 stack in Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, and Windows 7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and system hang) by sending many Router Advertisement (RA) messages with different source addresses, as demonstrated by the flood_router6 program in the thc-ipv6 package.

EPSS: 0.291 (98.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-399

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-4669?: CVE-2010-4669 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, classified under CWE-399. Published 2011-01-07.
Is CVE-2010-4669 known to be exploited?: 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.