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CVE-1999-1579

The Cenroll ActiveX control (xenroll.dll) for Terminal Server Editions of Windows NT 4.0 and...

5.0 Medium

The Cenroll ActiveX control (xenroll.dll) for Terminal Server Editions of Windows NT 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0 before SP6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by creating a large number of arbitrary files on the target machine.

Exploit likelihood

21.8%Up 8.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

The Cenroll ActiveX control (xenroll.dll) for Terminal Server Editions of Windows NT 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0 before SP6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by creating a large number of arbitrary files on the target machine.

Record
CVE-1999-1579
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The Cenroll ActiveX control (xenroll.dll) for Terminal Server Editions of Windows NT 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0 before SP6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by creating a large number of arbitrary files on the target machine.

Record
CVE-1999-1579
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1560 No score

The Cenroll ActiveX control (xenroll.dll) for Terminal Server Editions of Windows NT 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0 before SP6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by creating a large number of arbitrary files on the target machine.

Record
EUVD-1999-1560
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8p3f-96gj-gwpg No score

The Cenroll ActiveX control (xenroll.dll) for Terminal Server Editions of Windows NT 4.0 and...

The Cenroll ActiveX control (xenroll.dll) for Terminal Server Editions of Windows NT 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0 before SP6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by creating a large number of arbitrary files on the target machine.

Record
GHSA-8p3f-96gj-gwpg
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-1999-1579 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Windows Nt, published December 14, 2000. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 21.8%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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