CVE-1999-0179

Medium

Published: 01/01/1997(UTC)Updated: 16/06/2026(UTC)Translated: 18/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Very high risk

6.03%

92th percentile - higher than 92% of all known CVEs

Windows NT crashes or locks up when a Samba client executes a 'cd ..' command on a file share.

The organization may experience downtime, leading to loss of access to resources and decreased performance.

It is recommended to monitor and restrict access to shared resources to minimize the risk of this vulnerability.

Original NVD description (English source)

Windows NT crashes or locks up when a Samba client executes a "cd .." command on a file share.