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CVE ID: CVE-2020-16898

Description:
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows TCP/IP stack improperly handles ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the ability to execute code on the target server or client.

To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to send specially crafted ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets to a remote Windows computer.

The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows TCP/IP stack handles ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets.

Test IDs: None available

Cross References: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-16898
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16898
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16898

CVE ID:	CVE-2020-16898
Description:	A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows TCP/IP stack improperly handles ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the ability to execute code on the target server or client. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to send specially crafted ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets to a remote Windows computer. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows TCP/IP stack handles ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets.
Test IDs:	None available
Cross References:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-16898 https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16898 https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16898