CVE-1999-1222

N/A Unknown
Published: December 31, 1999 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Netbt.sys in Windows NT 4.0 allows remote malicious DNS servers to cause a denial of service (crash) by returning 0.0.0.0 as the IP address for a DNS host name lookup.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/5/71.ASP
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3893
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q188/5/71.ASP
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3893
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
9.6%
93th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

microsoft