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CVE-1999-1222: microsoft windows_nt

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
Published 09-03-2002Last modified 01-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-1999-1222 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in microsoft windows_nt. EPSS estimates a 5.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
5.02%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 09-03-2002
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 01-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Netbt.sys in Windows NT 4.0 allows remote malicious DNS servers to cause a denial of service (crash) by returning 0.0.0.0 as the IP address for a DNS host name lookup.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

5.02%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

92%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 5.02% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
5.02%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Microsoft1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

2 links