CVE-1999-0994
Windows NT with SYSKEY reuses the keystream that is used for encrypting SAM password hashes,...
Windows NT with SYSKEY reuses the keystream that is used for encrypting SAM password hashes, allowing an attacker to crack passwords.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.0
Windows NT with SYSKEY reuses the keystream that is used for encrypting SAM password hashes, allowing an attacker to crack passwords.
- Record
CVE-1999-0994- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-255
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Windows NT with SYSKEY reuses the keystream that is used for encrypting SAM password hashes, allowing an attacker to crack passwords.
- Record
CVE-1999-0994- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0975 No score
Windows NT with SYSKEY reuses the keystream that is used for encrypting SAM password hashes, allowing an attacker to crack passwords.
- Record
EUVD-1999-0975- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r7rj-gr4g-8x94 No score
Windows NT with SYSKEY reuses the keystream that is used for encrypting SAM password hashes,...
Windows NT with SYSKEY reuses the keystream that is used for encrypting SAM password hashes, allowing an attacker to crack passwords.
- Record
GHSA-r7rj-gr4g-8x94- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-0994 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Windows Nt, published December 16, 1999. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.14%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.