CVE-2010-4669

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 Windows 7

Description The issue concerns the Neighbor Discovery protocol implementation in the IPv6 stack, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending many Router Advertisement messages with different source addresses. This can lead to CPU consumption and system hang.

Recommendations For Windows XP, consider disabling IPv6 to mitigate the risk of exploitation. For Windows Server 2003, restrict access to the network to minimize the risk of receiving malicious Router Advertisement messages. For Windows Vista, apply configuration changes to limit the impact of CPU consumption. For Windows Server 2008, avoid using the IPv6 stack until the issue is resolved. For Windows 7, consider temporarily disabling the IPv6 protocol to prevent system hang.