CVE-2012-5362

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: February 20, 2020 at 02:22 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:46 PM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendorWindows 7Windows XpWindows Vista

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 15%

Description

The IPv6 implementation in Microsoft Windows 7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a flood of ICMPv6 Neighbor Solicitation messages, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-4669.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/10/12
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56170/info

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-400

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