CVE-1999-0749 EXPLOIT
2.6
LOW · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 8% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in Microsoft Telnet client in Windows 95 and Windows 98 via a malformed Telnet argument.
Scoring
| CVSS | 2.6 (LOW, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 7.96% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 1999-08-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 95 |
| microsoft | windows 98 |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows 95/98 Internet Explorer 5/Telnet - Local Heap Overflow | 1999-08-16 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD