CVE-1999-1593

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Summary

CVECVE-1999-1593
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-01-15 01:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionWindows 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.6 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-59 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 95 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 98 - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Microsoft WINS Domain Controller Spoofing Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Bugtraq: Re: Invalid WINS entries af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
SANS Institute - Windows 2000 Known Vulnerabilities and Their Fixes af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www2.sans.org Broken Link, Exploit
Bugtraq: Re: Invalid WINS entries af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Bugtraq: Re: Invalid WINS entries af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/1998-1999/msg00371.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
Bugtraq: Re: Invalid WINS entries af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Bugtraq: Re: Invalid WINS entries af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Bugtraq: Re: Invalid WINS entries af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Bugtraq: Invalid WINS entries af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
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