Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1593 (CCN-5958)

Assigned:1999-03-02
Published:1999-03-02
Updated:2020-01-10
Summary:Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connectivity loss) or steal credentials via a 1Ch registration that causes WINS to change the domain controller to point to a malicious server.
Note: this problem may be limited when Windows 95/98 clients are used, or if the primary domain controller becomes unavailable.
CVSS v3 Severity:6.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:7.6 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
6.5 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:POC/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
5.8 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
4.9 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-59
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Jan 17 2001 - 15:35:49 CST
Invalid WINS entries

Source: CCN
Type: NTBugTraq Mailing List, Tue, 2 Mar 1999 16:43:10 -0600
NT Domain DoS and Security Exploit with SAMBA Server

Source: NTBUGTRAQ
Type: Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
19990302 NT Domain DoS and Security Exploit with SAMBA Server

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1593

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
20010117 Invalid WINS entries

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
20010117 Re: Invalid WINS entries

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
20010118 Re: Invalid WINS entries

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
20010117 Re: Invalid WINS entries

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
20010117 Re: Invalid WINS entries

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
20010118 Re: Invalid WINS entries

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
20010119 Re: Invalid WINS entries

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 53309
Microsoft Windows WINS 1Ch Registration Domain Controller Manipulation

Source: CCN
Type: SANS Institute Reading Room Web site
Windows 2000 Know Vulnerabilities and Their Fixes

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
2221

Source: CCN
Type: BID-2221
Microsoft WINS Domain Controller Spoofing Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
wins-improper-verification-dos(5958)

Source: MISC
Type: Broken Link, Exploit
https://www2.sans.org/reading_room/whitepapers/win2k/185.php

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_95:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_98:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:advanced_server:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:datacenter_server:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:professional:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:server:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    microsoft windows 2000 -
    microsoft windows 95 -
    microsoft windows 98 -
    microsoft windows nt 4.0
    microsoft windows 2000 *
    microsoft windows 2000 *
    microsoft windows 2000 *
    microsoft windows 2000 *