What is CVE-1999-1127?

CVE-1999-1127 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows_nt, classified under Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 1999-12-31.

How severe is CVE-1999-1127?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows_nt

CVE-1999-1127

Windows NT 4.0 does not properly shut down invalid named pipe RPC connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via a series of connections containing malformed data, aka the "Named Pipes Ove…

EPSS: 0.177 (96.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows_nt — versions 4.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-772 — Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

References

cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Patch, x_refsource_MSKB, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_XF)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-1999-1127?: CVE-1999-1127 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows_nt, classified under Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 1999-12-31.
How severe is CVE-1999-1127?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.