Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0228 (CCN-17)

Assigned:1997-01-01
Published:1997-01-01
Updated:2018-08-13
Summary:Denial of service in RPCSS.EXE program (RPC Locator) in Windows NT.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-noinfo
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0228

Source: MSKB
Type: UNKNOWN
Q162567

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Product Support Services
Windows NT Service Packs

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 1095
Microsoft Windows NT RPC Locator (RPCSS.EXE) CPU Utilization DoS

Source: CCN
Type: BID-688
NT RPC CPU Utilization Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
nt-rpc-ver(17)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 162567
Telnet to Port 135 Causes 100 Percent CPU Usage

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:3.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:3.5.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:3.5.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    microsoft windows nt 4.0
    microsoft windows nt 4.0 sp1
    microsoft windows nt 4.0 sp2
    microsoft windows nt 3.51
    microsoft windows nt 4.0
    microsoft windows nt 3.5.1 sp2
    microsoft windows nt 3.5.1 sp1