CVE-1999-1476

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Summary

CVECVE-1999-1476
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published1999-12-31 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2017-10-10 01:29:00 UTC
DescriptionA bug in Intel Pentium processor (MMX and Overdrive) allows local users to cause a denial of service (hang) in Intel-based operating systems such as Windows NT and Windows 95, via an invalid instruction, aka the "Invalid Operand with Locked CMPXCHG8B Instruction" problem.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Intel Pentium All All mmx All
Hardware Intel Pentium All All mmx All
Hardware Intel Pentuim All All overdrive All
Hardware Intel Pentuim All All overdrive All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Q163852 - Invalid Operand with Locked Compare Exchange 8 Byte (CMPXCHG8B) Instruction MSKB support.microsoft.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
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