Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 19, 2000· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2000-0980

Description

NMPI (Name Management Protocol on IPX) listener in Microsoft NWLink does not properly filter packets from a broadcast address, which allows remote attackers to cause a broadcast storm and flood the network.

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Affected products

Microsoft/Windows
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft/Windows 982 versions
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98:*:gold:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98:*:gold:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98se:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft/Windows Me
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_me:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft/NWLinkllm-create

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References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/1781nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-073nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5357nvd

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