Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 95
CVE-1999-0749
Buffer overflow in Microsoft Telnet client in Windows 95 and Windows 98 via a malformed Telnet argument.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.6 (Low). Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.080 (94.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 94.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.080 · newest: 0.080 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-033 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/586 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-1999-0749?
- CVE-1999-0749 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 95. Published 1999-08-16.
- Is CVE-1999-0749 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.