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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 20, 2000· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2000-0742

CVE-2000-0742

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.

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Affected products

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  • Microsoft/Windows2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)
  • Microsoft/Windows 982 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98:*:gold:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98:*:gold:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)

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