First published: Mon Jan 25 1999(Updated: )
Windows 98 and other operating systems allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted "oshare" packets, possibly involving invalid fragmentation offsets.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Microsoft Windows 98 | =gold | |
=gold |
Sign up to SecAlerts for real-time vulnerability data matched to your software, aggregated from hundreds of sources.
CVE-1999-0357 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability.
To mitigate CVE-1999-0357, it is recommended to upgrade your operating system to a version that does not contain this vulnerability.
CVE-1999-0357 specifically affects Microsoft Windows 98 Gold edition.
CVE-1999-0357 involves remote attackers sending crafted 'oshare' packets to cause a denial of service.
While CVE-1999-0357 primarily affects outdated systems, any legacy systems still using Windows 98 could be vulnerable.