CVE-2014-0254: Microsoft Windows 8

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 32.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The IPv6 implementation in Microsoft Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Windows RT does not properly validate packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang) via crafted ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets, aka "TCP/IP Version 6 (IPv6) Denial of Service Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 8: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows Rt: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: affected versions not specified

Published 2014-02-12. Last modified 2026-06-17.