CVE-1999-0357 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Windows 98 and similar OSes by sending crafted oshare packets with invalid fragmentation offsets.
- 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-1999-0357?
CVE-1999-0357 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 98, published on 29 Sep 1999. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Windows 98 and other operating systems allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted "oshare" packets, possibly involving invalid fragmentation offsets.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0357?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Windows 98.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0357?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0357 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-1999-0357 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0357 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-3x5w-w876-g26g.