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CVE-2000-0742

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.0 Published: 2000-10-20 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The IPX protocol implementation in Microsoft Windows 95 and 98 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a ping packet with a source IP address that is a broadcast address, aka the "Malformed IPX Ping Packet" vulnerability.

Affected Platforms

Microsoft Windows 98Microsoft Windows 95

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References