CVE-2014-0254
The IPv6 implementation in Microsoft Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Windows RT does not properly validate packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang) via crafted ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets, aka "TCP/IP…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 32.7%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The IPv6 implementation in Microsoft Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Windows RT does not properly validate packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang) via crafted ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets, aka "TCP/IP Version 6 (IPv6) Denial of Service Vulnerability."
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 32.68% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 8 · microsoft/windows rt · microsoft/windows server 2012
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 32.7% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://osvdb.org/103159
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56775
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65409
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029747
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-006
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90755
- http://osvdb.org/103159
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56775
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65409
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029747
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-006
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90755
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.