CVE-1999-1132 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. Remote attackers can crash the system by sending specially crafted network traffic, specifically extra source routing data containing a Routing Information Field (RIF) with a hop count exceeding seven or a list with duplicate Token Ring IDs. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor is exploit code publicly available in common repositories like Metasploit or ExploitDB, and it has garnered no significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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