CVE-1999-0140 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service in the RAS/PPTP service on Windows NT systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not stated
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not stated
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-0140?
CVE-1999-0140 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Nt, published on 4 Feb 2000. It can be exploited over the network.
Official description
Denial of service in RAS/PPTP on NT systems.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0140?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Windows Nt.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0140?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0140 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-1999-0140 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-0140 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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- CVE-2001-0045 The default permissions for the RAS Administration key in Windows NT 4.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by changing the va
- CVE-1999-0119 Windows NT 4.0 beta allows users to read and delete shares.
- CVE-1999-0226 Denial of service in n/a
- CVE-1999-0285 Denial of service in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fg49-hp4g-2h7r.