Microsoft Windows up to 2000 ARP Packet denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT 3.51/NT 4.0/2000. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component ARP Packet Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability appears as CVE-1999-0444. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT 3.51/NT 4.0/2000 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component ARP 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. CVE summarizes:

Remote attackers can perform a denial of service in Windows machines using malicious ARP packets, forcing a message box display for each packet or filling up log files.

The issue has been introduced in 08/24/1995. The weakness was presented 04/12/1999. This vulnerability was named CVE-1999-0444. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1327 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version ME, XP or 2000 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Windows ME/XP/2000

Timelineinfo

08/24/1995 🔍
04/12/1999 +1327 days 🔍
04/12/1999 +0 days 🔍
06/20/2014 +5548 days 🔍
04/19/2026 +4320 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0444 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0444
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14608
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213

Entryinfo

Created: 06/20/2014 23:35
Updated: 04/19/2026 01:15
Changes: 06/20/2014 23:35 (39), 05/03/2019 06:59 (10), 04/19/2026 01:15 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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