7.6
HIGH
CVE-1999-1593
Windows WINS Malicious Server Registry Spoofing Denial of Service
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 15, 2009, 1:30 a.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 10, 2020, 8:07 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

4.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-1999-1593 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft windows_2000
2 Microsoft windows_95
3 Microsoft windows_98
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-1999-1593.

URL Resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/1998-1999/msg00371.html Broken Link Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0264.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0269.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0271.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0274.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0276.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0289.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0298.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2221 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www2.sans.org/reading_room/whitepapers/win2k/185.php Broken Link Exploit

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-1999-1593 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 10, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/1998-1999/msg00371.html No Types Assigned http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/1998-1999/msg00371.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0264.html No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0264.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0269.html No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0269.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0271.html No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0271.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0274.html No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0274.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0276.html No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0276.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0289.html No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0289.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0298.html No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0298.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2221 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2221 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www2.sans.org/reading_room/whitepapers/win2k/185.php Exploit https://www2.sans.org/reading_room/whitepapers/win2k/185.php Broken Link, Exploit
    Changed CPE Configuration OR OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_95:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 15, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-1999-1593 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-1999-1593 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

2.35 }} 1.32%

score

0.89982

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability