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
Published Sep 1, 2004
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 22.26%
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.
Affected products
No data.
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 22.26% (0.22260) | 97.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 22.26% (0.22260) | 97.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 15.04% (0.15036) | 93.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 30.88% (0.30876) | 94.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 15.04% (0.15036) | 93.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 16.15% (0.16151) | 94.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 10, 2025 | 4.57% (0.04568) | 92.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 6.82% (0.06824) | 93.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 9, 2023 | 3.87% (0.03867) | 90.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.27% (0.04269) | 90.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 21.00% (0.20999) | 96.55th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 21.00% (0.20999) | 96.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 21.00% (0.20999) | 94.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/200323 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3113 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6924 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/200323 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3113 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6924 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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