CVE-1999-0444 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service on Windows machines by sending malicious ARP packets that trigger message boxes or fill log files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-0444?
CVE-1999-0444 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 98, published on 4 Feb 2000. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Remote attackers can perform a denial of service in Windows machines using malicious ARP packets, forcing a message box display for each packet or filling up log files.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0444?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows Nt.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0444?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0444 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-1999-0444 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0444 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 98
Sources
Also known as GHSA-23gw-97jj-g7f2.