CVE-1999-0716 EXPLOIT
4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.1% (pctl 87)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in Windows NT 4.0 help file utility via a malformed help file.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.6 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 3.12% — more likely to be exploited than 87% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 1999-05-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 2000 |
| microsoft | windows nt |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows NT 4.0/4.0 SP1/4.0 SP2/4.0 SP3/4.0 SP4/4.0 SP5 - Help File Buffer Overflow | 1999-05-17 |
References
- http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ231605
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-015
- http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ231605
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-015
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