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
Published Feb 2, 2012
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 14.33%
Description
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.
Affected products
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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:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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 (24 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 14.33% (0.14332) | 96.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 15.07% (0.15065) | 96.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 8.27% (0.08272) | 91.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 17.53% (0.17534) | 94.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 8.27% (0.08272) | 91.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 17.53% (0.17534) | 94.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 8.27% (0.08272) | 91.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 17.32% (0.17321) | 94.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 21.47% (0.21466) | 93.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 17.32% (0.17321) | 94.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 19.35% (0.19350) | 94.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.55% (0.00550) | 78.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 17, 2024 | 0.55% (0.00550) | 77.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 6.95% (0.06949) | 93.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 8.94% (0.08939) | 94.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 7.61% (0.07615) | 93.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 7.02% (0.07024) | 93.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 0.55% (0.00550) | 75.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 1, 2023 | 0.60% (0.00600) | 76.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 2, 2023 | 0.83% (0.00826) | 79.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.31% (0.01305) | 84.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.04% (0.02045) | 87.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 25.80% (0.25802) | 97.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 25.80% (0.25802) | 95.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (2)
- http://seclists.org/dailydave/2011/q2/25 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Apr/254 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/dailydave/2011/q2/25 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Apr/254 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC |
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