CVE-2010-4669

What it is

The Neighbor Discovery (ND) protocol implementation in the IPv6 stack in Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, and Windows 7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and system hang) by sending many Router Advertisement (RA) messages with different source addresses, as demonstrated by the flood_router6 program in the thc-ipv6 package.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of service disruption.

Exploit odds

29.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.

Fix

No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

1. 2011-01-07 12:00 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-16 23:25 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 29.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
• Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published

2011-01-07 12:00 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-16 23:25 UTC

Exploit probability

29.1% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-399

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server
• Microsoft Windows 7
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008
• Microsoft Windows Vista
• Microsoft Windows Xp

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 7.8

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Complete

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