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CVE-1999-1127

HIGH

7.5

Description

Windows NT 4.0 does not properly shut down invalid named pipe RPC connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via a series of connections containing malformed data, aka the "Named Pipes Over RPC" vulnerability.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.5

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published12/31/1999

Last Modified4/16/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

microsoft:windows_nt

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-772

References

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q195/7/33.asp(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/523.php(cve@mitre.org)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1998/ms98-017(cve@mitre.org)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q195/7/33.asp(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/523.php(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1998/ms98-017(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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