CVE-1999-0288
The WINS server in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 before SP4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial...
The WINS server in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 before SP4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process termination) via invalid UDP frames to port 137 (NETBIOS Name Service), as demonstrated via a flood of random packets.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The WINS server in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 before SP4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process termination) via invalid UDP frames to port 137 (NETBIOS Name Service), as demonstrated via a flood of random packets.
- Record
CVE-1999-0288- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The WINS server in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 before SP4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process termination) via invalid UDP frames to port 137 (NETBIOS Name Service), as demonstrated via a flood of random packets.
- Record
CVE-1999-0288- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0288 No score
The WINS server in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 before SP4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process termination) via invalid UDP frames to port 137 (NETBIOS Name Service), as demonstrated via a flood of random packets.
- Record
EUVD-1999-0288- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j989-83h4-x7f9 No score
The WINS server in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 before SP4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial...
The WINS server in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 before SP4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process termination) via invalid UDP frames to port 137 (NETBIOS Name Service), as demonstrated via a flood of random packets.
- Record
GHSA-j989-83h4-x7f9- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Windows NT 4.0/4.0 SP1/4.0 SP2/4.0 SP3 - Denial of Service Duplicate Hostname | 1999-06-04 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-0288 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Windows Nt, published August 1, 1998. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 21.3%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.