Microsoft Windows Vista establishes a Teredo address without user action upon connection to the Internet, contrary to documentation that Teredo is inactive without user action, which increases the attack surface and allows remote attackers to communicate via Teredo
Published Mar 20, 2007
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 11.79%
Description
Microsoft Windows Vista establishes a Teredo address without user action upon connection to the Internet, contrary to documentation that Teredo is inactive without user action, which increases the attack surface and allows remote attackers to communicate via Teredo.
Affected products
No data.
- n/a
No data.
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:P/I:P/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 (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 11.79% (0.11793) | 95.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 11.79% (0.11793) | 95.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 13, 2026 | 28.85% (0.28850) | 96.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 27.78% (0.27784) | 96.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 45.94% (0.45939) | 96.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 27.78% (0.27784) | 96.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 57.55% (0.57550) | 97.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 15, 2024 | 57.55% (0.57550) | 97.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 7, 2024 | 50.06% (0.50064) | 97.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 42.31% (0.42307) | 97.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 22, 2024 | 29.24% (0.29243) | 96.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 15, 2023 | 24.86% (0.24855) | 96.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 7, 2023 | 23.33% (0.23331) | 96.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.42% (0.17421) | 95.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 22, 2023 | 1.73% (0.01727) | 86.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01536) | 85.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.42% (0.01421) | 84.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 13.78% (0.13782) | 95.80th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 13.78% (0.13782) | 95.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 13.78% (0.13782) | 90.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://osvdb.org/33667 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/462793/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464617/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23267 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/reference/Vista_Network_Attack_Surface_RTM.pdf x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/security_response/weblog/2007/04/microsofts_inaccurate_teredo_d.html x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/33667 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/462793/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464617/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23267 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/reference/Vista_Network_Attack_Surface_RTM.pdf | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/security_response/weblog/2007/04/microsofts_inaccurate_teredo_d.html | x_refsource_MISC |
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