Microsoft Windows NT 3.51/NT 4.0 File Lock denial of service

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows NT 3.51/NT 4.0 (Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code of the component File Lock Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Windows NT 3.51 and 4.0 allow local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by running a program that creates a large number of locks on a file, which exhausts the NonPagedPool.

The weakness was published 12/31/1999 as confirmed knowledge base article (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-1999-1363. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. A authentication is needed for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (7405). Similar entries are available at VDB-15181, VDB-15179, VDB-15178 and VDB-15177. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/31/1999 🔍
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06/23/2014 +5288 days 🔍
06/08/2024 +3638 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: support.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-1363 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1363
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15180
X-Force: 7405

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/23/2014 12:58 PM
Updated: 06/08/2024 11:45 AM
Changes: 06/23/2014 12:58 PM (39), 04/07/2017 04:03 PM (10), 06/08/2024 11:45 AM (16)
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