CVE-1999-1284
MediumExploitation Probability (EPSS)
Elevated risk73th percentile - higher than 73% of all known CVEs
Summary
NukeNabber allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by connecting to the NukeNabber port (1080) without sending any data, which causes the CPU usage to rise to 100% from the report.exe program that is executed upon the connection.
Risk Assessment
Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to disrupt service, potentially leading to downtime and loss of system availability.
Recommendation
It is recommended to block access to port 1080 or implement connection limiting mechanisms to prevent exploitation of this vulnerability.
Original NVD description (English source)
NukeNabber allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by connecting to the NukeNabber port (1080) without sending any data, which causes the CPU usage to rise to 100% from the report.exe program that is executed upon the connection.