CVE-1999-1593 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Severity

76%

Complexity

49%

Confidentiality

165%

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.

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 2.0 Base Score 7.6. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: high. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

Type

Microsoft Windows

First reported 16 years ago

2009-01-15 01:30:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2020-01-10 20:07:00

Affected Software

Microsoft Windows 2000

Microsoft Windows 95

Microsoft Windows 98

References

19990302 NT Domain DoS and Security Exploit with SAMBA Server

Broken Link, Third Party Advisory

20010117 Invalid WINS entries

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

20010117 Re: Invalid WINS entries

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

20010118 Re: Invalid WINS entries

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

20010117 Re: Invalid WINS entries

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

20010117 Re: Invalid WINS entries

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

20010118 Re: Invalid WINS entries

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

20010119 Re: Invalid WINS entries

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

2221

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

https://www2.sans.org/reading_room/whitepapers/win2k/185.php

Broken Link, Exploit

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