CVE-1999-0680 Denial of service in n/a
Unauthenticated remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Windows NT Terminal Server by opening connections before authentication.
- 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-1999-0680?
CVE-1999-0680 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Jan 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Windows NT Terminal Server performs extra work when a client opens a new connection but before it is authenticated, allowing for a denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0680?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Terminal Server.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0680?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0680 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-1999-0680 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0680 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2006-4465 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2007-2593 Security feature bypass in n/a
- CVE-1999-0909 Security feature bypass in n/a
- CVE-1999-0391 Auth bypass in n/a
- CVE-2000-0259 The default permissions for the Cryptography\Offload registry key used by the OffloadModExpo in Windows NT 4.0 allows local users to obtain
Sources
Also known as GHSA-65vm-7q8v-3p23.