Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Cenroll ActiveX Control xenroll.dll denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. Impacted is an unknown function in the library xenroll.dll of the component Cenroll ActiveX Control. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-1999-1579. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code block in the library xenroll.dll of the component Cenroll ActiveX Control. 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:

The Cenroll ActiveX control (xenroll.dll) for Terminal Server Editions of Windows NT 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0 before SP6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by creating a large number of arbitrary files on the target machine.

The weakness was presented 12/14/2000 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-1999-1579 since 04/21/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7107) and SecurityFocus (BID 6827†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

07/29/1999 🔍
12/14/2000 +504 days 🔍
12/14/2000 +0 days 🔍
04/21/2005 +1589 days 🔍
07/01/2014 +3358 days 🔍
12/26/2024 +3831 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-1579 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1579
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16098
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X-Force: 7107 - Microsoft Windows NT Xenroll denial of service
SecurityFocus: 6827 - Windows NT Xenroll Library Storage Consumption Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 07/01/2014 17:06
Updated: 12/26/2024 23:47
Changes: 07/01/2014 17:06 (40), 04/06/2019 12:10 (17), 12/26/2024 23:47 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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