CVE-1999-0140 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Microsoft Windows NT systems utilizing RAS/PPTP. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by sending a malformed control packet, leading to a system crash or unresponsiveness. Rated with a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, resulting in partial availability impact. While an ExploitDB entry exists (EDB-20508), there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit or Nuclei modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.