CVE-1999-0716

Medium

Published: 17/05/1999(UTC)Updated: 16/06/2026(UTC)Translated: 18/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk

3.12%

86th percentile - higher than 86% of all known CVEs

Buffer overflow in Windows NT 4.0 help file utility via a malformed help file.

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code, potentially taking control of the system.

It is recommended to avoid using unverified help files and to update the system to a newer version if possible.

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in Windows NT 4.0 help file utility via a malformed help file.