CVE-1999-0153, known as WinNuke, is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Microsoft Windows 95, NT, and 2000, as well as SCO OpenServer variants. It exploits an out-of-band (OOB) data handling flaw over the NETBIOS port. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that can lead to partial availability impact. While not actively exploited in the wild and not on the KEV catalog, multiple public exploits exist on ExploitDB, demonstrating its historical exploitability. Community discussion and media coverage for this legacy CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.