Microsoft Windows 98 Packet denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Microsoft Windows 98. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Packet Handler. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-1999-0357. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 98 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Packet 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. The summary by CVE is:

Windows 98 and other operating systems allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted "oshare" packets, possibly involving invalid fragmentation offsets.

The issue has been introduced in 06/25/1998. The weakness was released 01/25/1999. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-0357. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 214 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10170 (Microsoft Windows 98 Malformed oshare Packet DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (2228), Tenable (10170) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-8†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 10170
Nessus Name: Microsoft Windows 98 Malformed oshare Packet DoS
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

06/25/1998 🔍
01/25/1999 +214 days 🔍
01/25/1999 +0 days 🔍
01/25/1999 +0 days 🔍
07/29/1999 +185 days 🔍
10/08/2002 +1167 days 🔍
06/20/2014 +4273 days 🔍
04/18/2026 +4320 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0357 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0357
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14461
X-Force: 2228
Vulnerability Center: 8 - DoS in Windows 98 via Malformed Oshare Packets, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213

Entryinfo

Created: 06/20/2014 13:10
Updated: 04/18/2026 04:38
Changes: 06/20/2014 13:10 (39), 05/04/2019 15:55 (23), 04/18/2026 04:38 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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