CVE-1999-1593

Public Exploit

Description

Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connectivity loss) or steal credentials via a 1Ch registration that causes WINS to change the domain controller to point to a malicious server. NOTE: this problem may be limited when Windows 95/98 clients are used, or if the primary domain controller becomes unavailable.

Category

7.6
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.20% Top 15%
Third-Party Advisory neohapsis.com Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/1998-1999/msg00371.html mailing list third party advisory broken link
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0271.html third party advisory mailing list
https://www2.sans.org/reading_room/whitepapers/win2k/185.php broken link exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2221 vdb entry third party advisory
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0264.html third party advisory mailing list
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0298.html third party advisory mailing list
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0276.html third party advisory mailing list
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0289.html third party advisory mailing list
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0274.html third party advisory mailing list
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0269.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-1999-1593?
CVE-1999-1593 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-1999-1593?
To fix CVE-1999-1593, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-1999-1593 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-1999-1593 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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