CVE-1999-0728
HighExploitation Probability (EPSS)
Very high risk92th percentile - higher than 92% of all known CVEs
Summary
A Windows NT user can disable the keyboard or mouse by directly calling the IOCTLs which control them.
Risk Assessment
The ability to deactivate input devices poses a risk that a user may gain control over the system, potentially leading to unauthorized access or disruption.
Recommendation
It is recommended to monitor and restrict access to IOCTL functions to prevent unauthorized operations on input devices.
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-1999-1132Medium
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-1999-1127High
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-1999-0994Medium
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-1999-0726High
An attacker can conduct a denial of service in Windows NT by executing a program with a malformed file image header.
- 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-1999-0570High
Windows NT is not using a password filter utility, such as PASSFILT.DLL, which may lead to weaker password protection for users.
Original NVD description (English source)
A Windows NT user can disable the keyboard or mouse by directly calling the IOCTLs which control them.