CVE-1999-0726
HighExploitation Probability (EPSS)
Very high risk94th percentile - higher than 94% of all known CVEs
Summary
An attacker can conduct a denial of service in Windows NT by executing a program with a malformed file image header.
Risk Assessment
Such an attack can lead to system unavailability, affecting the continuity of organizational operations.
Recommendation
It is recommended to monitor and update applications and operating systems to minimize the risk of exploitation of this vulnerability.
Other vulnerabilities in Windows NT
See all- CVE-1999-1452Low
GINA in Windows NT 4.0 allows attackers with physical access to display a portion of the clipboard of the user who has locked the workstation by pasting (CTRL-V) the contents into the username prompt.
- CVE-1999-1127High
Windows NT 4.0 does not properly shut down invalid named pipe RPC connections, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via a series of connections containing malformed data.
- CVE-1999-1132Medium
Windows NT 4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via extra source routing data such as a Routing Information Field (RIF) field with a hop count greater than 7 or a list containing duplicate Token Ring IDs.
- CVE-1999-0994Medium
Windows NT with SYSKEY reuses the keystream used for encrypting SAM password hashes, allowing an attacker to crack passwords.
- CVE-1999-0987High
Windows NT improperly downloads a system policy if the domain user logs into the domain with a space at the end of the domain name.
- CVE-1999-1234Medium
LSA (LSASS.EXE) in Windows NT 4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a NULL policy handle in calls to SamrOpenDomain, SamrEnumDomainUsers, and SamrQueryDomainInfo.
- CVE-2000-0328Medium
Windows NT 4.0 generates predictable random TCP initial sequence numbers (ISN), allowing remote attackers to perform spoofing and session hijacking.
- CVE-1999-0728High
A Windows NT user can disable the keyboard or mouse by directly calling the IOCTLs which control them.
- CVE-1999-0577High
A Windows NT system's file audit policy does not log an event success or failure for non-critical files or directories.
- CVE-1999-0560High
A system-critical Windows NT file or directory has inappropriate permissions, which may lead to unauthorized access or modification of data.
Original NVD description (English source)
An attacker can conduct a denial of service in Windows NT by executing a program with a malformed file image header.