CVE-1999-0444

Medium

Published: 12/04/1999(UTC)Updated: 16/06/2026(UTC)Translated: 18/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Very high risk

16.67%

97th percentile - higher than 97% of all known CVEs

Summary

Remote attackers can perform a denial of service on Windows machines using malicious ARP packets, causing a message box to display for each packet or filling up log files.

Risk Assessment

This attack can lead to system disruption and loss of service availability, impacting the organization's operational continuity.

Recommendation

It is recommended to monitor ARP traffic and implement packet filtering to minimize the risk of such attacks.

Original NVD description (English source)

Remote attackers can perform a denial of service in Windows machines using malicious ARP packets, forcing a message box display for each packet or filling up log files.