First published: Fri Dec 31 1999(Updated: )
Windows NT 4.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service via a user mode application that closes a handle that was opened in kernel mode, which causes a crash when the kernel attempts to close the handle.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0 | |
=4.0 |
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CVE-1999-1360 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service on Windows NT 4.0.
To mitigate CVE-1999-1360, it is recommended to upgrade to a newer version of Windows that is not affected by this vulnerability.
CVE-1999-1360 affects all local users of Windows NT 4.0.
CVE-1999-1360 involves a local denial of service attack executed through a user mode application.
The potential impact of CVE-1999-1360 is a system crash when the kernel attempts to close a handle opened by a user mode application.