PT-1999-1609 · Microsoft · Windows 95+1

Published 1999-02-06 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-1999-1201

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows 95 and Windows 98

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, specifically traffic amplification, via a certain ICMP echo (ping) packet. This occurs when the systems are configured with multiple TCP/IP stacks bound to the same MAC address, causing all stacks to send a ping response.

Recommendations For Windows 95 and Windows 98, consider reconfiguring the TCP/IP stacks to prevent multiple bindings to the same MAC address as a temporary workaround to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1201

Affected Products

Windows 95

Windows 98

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1201 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/225 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=91849617221319&w=2 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7542 · Note