First published: Fri Dec 31 1999(Updated: )
Windows NT 3.51 and 4.0 allow local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by running a program that creates a large number of locks on a file, which exhausts the NonPagedPool.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Microsoft Windows NT | =3.5.1 | |
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0 | |
=3.5.1 | ||
=4.0 |
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CVE-1999-1363 is considered a denial of service vulnerability that can crash affected systems.
CVE-1999-1363 allows local users to exhaust the NonPagedPool by creating excessive locks on a file.
CVE-1999-1363 affects Windows NT versions 3.51 and 4.0.
As CVE-1999-1363 pertains to legacy systems, Microsoft has not provided a specific patch for this vulnerability.
To mitigate CVE-1999-1363, limit local user permissions and monitor system logs for suspicious activities.