CVE-1999-0179 Denial of service in n/a
A remote attacker can cause Windows NT to crash or lock up by executing a specific directory change command on a file share.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-0179?
CVE-1999-0179 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Nt, published on 29 Sep 1999. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Windows NT crashes or locks up when a Samba client executes a "cd .." command on a file share.
Weakness: CWE-17
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0179?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows Nt.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0179?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0179 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-1999-0179 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0179 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Nt
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hh43-c3j2-vcx4.