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CVE-1999-1127

Windows NT 4.0 does not properly shut down invalid named pipe RPC connections, which allows...

7.5 High

Windows NT 4.0 does not properly shut down invalid named pipe RPC connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via a series of connections containing malformed data, aka the "Named Pipes Over RPC" vulnerability.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

17.7%Up 6.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Windows NT 4.0 does not properly shut down invalid named pipe RPC connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via a series of connections containing malformed data, aka the "Named Pipes Over RPC" vulnerability.

Record
CVE-1999-1127
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-772
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Windows NT 4.0 does not properly shut down invalid named pipe RPC connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via a series of connections containing malformed data, aka the "Named Pipes Over RPC" vulnerability.

Record
CVE-1999-1127
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1108 No score

Windows NT 4.0 does not properly shut down invalid named pipe RPC connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via a series of connections containing malformed data, aka the "Named Pipes Over RPC" vulnerability.

Record
EUVD-1999-1108
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fjjp-8g8w-55f2 7.5

Windows NT 4.0 does not properly shut down invalid named pipe RPC connections, which allows...

Windows NT 4.0 does not properly shut down invalid named pipe RPC connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via a series of connections containing malformed data, aka the "Named Pipes Over RPC" vulnerability.

Record
GHSA-fjjp-8g8w-55f2
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-772
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
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In short

CVE-1999-1127 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Windows Nt, published December 31, 1999. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.7%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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