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CVE-2000-0742

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.

Published: Oct 20, 2000 Modified: Apr 16, 2026

CVSS Metrics

Affected Products (2)

Vendor Product Version
microsoft windows_95 *
microsoft windows_98 *

GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-wjpc-9hpw-c7p9

The IPX protocol implementation in Microsoft Windows 95 and 98 allows remote attackers to cause a...

Risk Scores

CVSS Score 5.0 / 10
EPSS Score 19.46%

Top 4% most likely to be exploited

Threat Score 25.8 / 100

Data Sources

NVD EPSS GitHub