Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Nt
CVE-1999-1579
The Cenroll ActiveX control (xenroll.dll) for Terminal Server Editions of Windows NT 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0 before SP6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by creating a large number of arbitrary files on the target machine.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.218 (97.6th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.218 · newest: 0.218 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows Nt — versions 4.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7107 (vdb-entry)
- support.microsoft.com/default.aspx (vendor-advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/3062 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/6827 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-1999-1579?
- CVE-1999-1579 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Nt. Published 2000-12-14.
- Is CVE-1999-1579 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.