VulnerabilityModified
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.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 21.3%
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 21.3%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 21.33% probability · 97th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/windows nt
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.