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A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component ICMP Subnet Mask Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:
Tcpip.sys in Windows NT 4.0 before SP4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via an ICMP Subnet Mask Address Request packet, when certain multiple IP addresses are bound to the same network interface.
The weakness was disclosed 12/31/1999 as not defined knowledge base article (Website). The advisory is available at support.microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-1999-1157. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.
Upgrading to version NT 4.0 SP4 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (3894). The entries 15140 and 15139 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploiting
Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasures
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Upgrade: Windows NT 4.0 SP4
Timeline
12/31/1999 🔍12/31/1999 🔍
06/22/2014 🔍
04/05/2019 🔍
Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: support.microsoft.com
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-1999-1157 (🔍)
X-Force: 3894 - ICMP request could cause a Tcpip.sys denial of service
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Entry
Created: 06/22/2014 16:59Updated: 04/05/2019 10:47
Changes: 06/22/2014 16:59 (41), 04/05/2019 10:47 (12)
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