Description
The Microsoft Windows network stack allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a flood of malformed ARP request packets with random source IP and MAC addresses, as demonstrated by ARPNuke.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WRITEUP
VERIFIED
by Paul Starzetz · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21040
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/200323
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6924
Exploit, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3113
Scores
EPSS
0.1504
EPSS Percentile
94.6%
Details
Status
published
Products (2)
microsoft/windows_98
microsoft/windows_98se
Published
Jul 30, 2001
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026