CVE-1999-0994

Severity

50%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

48%

Windows NT with SYSKEY reuses the keystream that is used for encrypting SAM password hashes, allowing an attacker to crack passwords.

Windows NT with SYSKEY reuses the keystream that is used for encrypting SAM password hashes, allowing an attacker to crack passwords.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N).

Overview

Type

Microsoft Windows

First reported 25 years ago

1999-12-16 05:00:00

Last updated 6 years ago

2018-10-12 21:29:00

Affected Software

Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp1 enterprise

4.0

References

Q248183

873

MS99-056

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