CVE-1999-0288

The WINS server in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 before SP4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process termination) via invalid UDP frames to port 137 (NETBIOS Name Service), as demonstrated via a flood of random packets.

Score

CVSS 2.0 5.0 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

1998-08-01

Last modified

2024-08-01

Affected products

• Windows Nt (Microsoft)

References

• http://safenetworks.com/Windows/wins.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1233