Analysis of a Windows IPv6 Fragmentation Vulnerability CVE 2021 24086

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In this blog post we analyze a denial of service vulnerability affecting the IPv6 stack of Windows. This issue, whose root cause can be found in the mishandling of IPv6 fragments, was patched by Microsoft in their February 2021 security bulletin. — On February 9th, 2021, Microsoft published a security patch addressing a deni…