CVEvulnerability
CVE-1999-1593
7.6 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2009-01-15
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.6 HIGH — AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-59
Description
Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connectivity loss) or steal credentials via a 1Ch registration that causes WINS to change the domain controller to point to a malicious server. NOTE: this problem may be limited when Windows 95/98 clients are used, or if the primary domain controller becomes unavailable.
Affected configurations
• microsoft windows 2000
• microsoft windows 95
• microsoft windows 98
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access weakness
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/1998-1999/msg00371.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0264.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0269.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0271.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0274.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0276.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0289.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0298.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2221 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www2.sans.org/reading_room/whitepapers/win2k/185.php Broken Link, Exploit
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/1998-1999/msg00371.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0264.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0269.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0271.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0274.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0276.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0289.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0298.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2221 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www2.sans.org/reading_room/whitepapers/win2k/185.php Broken Link, Exploit