CVE-1999-1593 describes a denial-of-service and credential theft vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) affecting Windows 95, 98, and 2000. Remote attackers can exploit this by sending a malicious 1Ch registration, redirecting the domain controller to an attacker-controlled server. With a CVSS score of 7.6, this vulnerability is considered high severity due to its network-based attack vector, high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, despite requiring high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_95:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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