CVE-1999-0285 Denial of service in n/a
An attacker can cause a denial of service in the Windows NT Resource Kit Telnet server by rapidly opening and closing connections.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-0285?
CVE-1999-0285 is a critical denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Nt, published on 4 Feb 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Denial of service in telnet from the Windows NT Resource Kit, by opening then immediately closing a connection.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0285?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Windows Nt.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0285?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0285 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-1999-0285 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0285 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Nt
- CVE-2004-0900 The DHCP Server service for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server and Terminal Server Edition does not properly validate the length of certain mes
- 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-1999-0489 Other in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jf86-639r-gxrp.