CVE-2000-1039: microsoft windows_nt
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2000-1039 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in microsoft windows_nt. EPSS estimates a 45.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Timeline
- 19-12-2000PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Various TCP/IP stacks and network applications allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service by flooding a target host with TCP connection attempts and completing the TCP/IP handshake without maintaining the connection state on the attacker host, aka the "NAPTHA" class of vulnerabilities. NOTE: this candidate may change significantly as the security community discusses the technical nature of NAPTHA and learns more about the affected applications. This candidate is at a higher level of abstraction than is typical for CVE.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
45.83%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
99%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 45.83% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (securityfocus.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Microsoft1 product
- windows_nt4.0
1 vendor · 1 product
References
5 links- www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-21.htmlThird Party AdvisoryX Refsource CERTPatchUS Government Resource
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-091Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource MS