CVE-1999-0726 Denial of service in n/a
An attacker can cause a denial of service in Windows NT by executing a program with a malformed file image header.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-0726?
CVE-1999-0726 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 4 Jan 2000. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An attacker can conduct a denial of service in Windows NT by executing a program with a malformed file image header.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0726?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Nt.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0726?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0726 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-1999-0726 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0726 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 2000
Sources
Also known as GHSA-472q-q6c3-788g.