CVE-1999-1361 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Windows NT WINS by flooding the server with malformed packets, exhausting resources and filling event logs.
- 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-1999-1361?
CVE-1999-1361 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Nt, 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 NT 3.51 and 4.0 running WINS (Windows Internet Name Service) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via a flood of malformed packets, which causes the server to slow down and fill the event logs with error messages.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1361?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Windows Nt.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1361?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1361 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-1999-1361 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1361 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-c2fw-w2fc-pj95.