CVE-1999-1364

Low

Published: 31/12/1999(UTC)Updated: 16/06/2026(UTC)Translated: 18/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk

1.49%

71th percentile — higher than 71% of all known CVEs

Summary

Windows NT 4.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via an illegal kernel mode address to the functions GetThreadContext or SetThreadContext.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the system, leading to service availability interruptions.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade the system to a newer version to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

Original NVD description (English source)

Windows NT 4.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via an illegal kernel mode address to the functions (1) GetThreadContext or (2) SetThreadContext.