Reported October 11, 2000 by Microsoft
VERSIONS AFFECTED
DESCRIPTION
A denial of service condition exists within Windows 9x/Me's
NWLink protocol, where the Name Management Protocol on IPX (NMPI) may reply to network
broadcast packets that should have been filtered out. Such a reply would cause other
listening NWLink-enabled systems to also respond, which could lead to a large amount of
network traffic. Systems may also crash under such conditions.
VENDOR RESPONSE
Microsoft has released a patch for Win95,
Win98
and WinMe;
FAQ# FQ00-073, and article Q273727.
CREDIT
Discovered by Microsoft