Vulnerability Details : CVE-2010-4562
Microsoft Windows 2008, 7, Vista, 2003, 2000, and XP, when using IPv6, allows remote attackers to determine whether a host is sniffing the network by sending an ICMPv6 Echo Request to a multicast address and determining whether an Echo Reply is sent, as demonstrated by thcping. NOTE: due to a typo, some sources map CVE-2010-4562 to a ProFTPd mod_sql vulnerability, but that issue is covered by CVE-2010-4652.
Vulnerability category: Information leak
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-4562
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 7.62%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 94 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2010-4562
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2010-4562
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The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2010-4562
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http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Apr/254
Full Disclosure: Another Microsoft (and other) IPv6 security issue: sniffer detection
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http://seclists.org/dailydave/2011/q2/25
Dailydave: Another Microsoft (and other) IPv6 security issue: sniffer detection
Products affected by CVE-2010-4562
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*