First published: Mon Dec 11 2000(Updated: )
NETBIOS client in Windows 95 and Windows 98 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service by changing a file sharing service to return an unknown driver type, which causes the client to crash.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Microsoft Windows 98SE | ||
Microsoft Windows 95 | ||
Microsoft Windows 98 | =gold |
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CVE-2000-1003 is classified as a denial-of-service vulnerability.
CVE-2000-1003 allows a remote attacker to crash the NETBIOS client, disrupting file sharing services.
CVE-2000-1003 affects Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows 98SE.
To mitigate CVE-2000-1003, consider disabling NETBIOS over TCP/IP and avoid using affected versions of Windows.
There is no specific patch available for CVE-2000-1003 due to the age of the affected software.