CVE-1999-1254 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service on Windows systems by spoofing ICMP redirect messages to alter routing tables.
- 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-1999-1254?
CVE-1999-1254 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 98, published on 12 Sep 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Windows 95, 98, and NT 4.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service by spoofing ICMP redirect messages from a router, which causes Windows to change its routing tables.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1254?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows Nt.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1254?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1254 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-1999-1254 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1254 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 98
Sources
Also known as GHSA-72gc-hjc8-g277.