CVE-1999-1127

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Published Mar 9, 2002 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 17.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

Windows NT 4.0 does not properly shut down invalid named pipe RPC connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via a series of connections containing malformed data, aka the "Named Pipes Over RPC" vulnerability.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:-:::enterprise:::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:-:::server:::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:-:::terminal_server:::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:-:::workstation:::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 17.7% (17.745% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q195/7/33.asp
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/523.php
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1998/ms98-017

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows Nt

Weaknesses

CWE-772

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 5:02 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 9, 2002, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 5:02 PM
Reserved: Aug 31, 2001, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:49 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 31, 1999, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:49 PM

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