CVE-1999-0980 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 23.2% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Windows NT Service Control Manager (SCM) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed argument in a resource enumeration request.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 23.21% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2000-05-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows nt |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows NT 4.0/SP1/SP2/SP3/SP4/SP5/SP6 - 'Services.exe' Denial of Service (1) | 1999-10-31 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows NT 4.0/SP1/SP2/SP3/SP4/SP5/SP6 - 'Services.exe' Denial of Service (2) | 1999-10-31 |
References
- http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ246045
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-055
- http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ246045
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-055
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