Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1581 (CCN-8231)

Assigned:1997-12-23
Published:1997-12-23
Updated:2017-07-11
Summary:Memory leak in Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent (snmp.exe) for Windows NT 4.0 before Service Pack 4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of SNMP packets with Object Identifiers (OIDs) that cannot be decoded.
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-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1581

Source: MSKB
Type: UNKNOWN
Q178381

Source: CCN
Type: US-CERT VU#4923
Windows NT SNMP agent leaks memory

Source: CERT-VN
Type: US Government Resource
VU#4923

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

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 19006
Microsoft Windows NT snmp.exe Malformed OID Packet Saturation DoS

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
winnt-snmp-oid-memory-leak(8231)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
winnt-snmp-oid-memory-leak(8231)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 152734
How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack (Q152734)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 178381
SNMP Leaks Memory If the OID Cannot Be Decoded (Q178381)

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:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:3.5.1:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * 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 4.0 sp3
    microsoft windows nt 4.0
    microsoft windows nt 3.5.1 sp2
    microsoft windows nt 3.5.1 sp1
    microsoft windows nt 3.5.1 sp3