CVE-1999-0980

Medium

Published: 16/05/2000(UTC)Updated: 16/06/2026(UTC)Translated: 18/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Very high risk

23.21%

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

Summary

Windows NT Service Control Manager (SCM) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed argument in a resource enumeration request.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to disrupt service operations, potentially leading to system downtime.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Windows NT to the latest version and monitor logs for suspicious requests.

Original NVD description (English source)

Windows NT Service Control Manager (SCM) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed argument in a resource enumeration request.