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CVE-1999-1593 Details

Description

Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connectivity loss) or steal credentials via a 1Ch registration that causes WINS to change the domain controller to point to a malicious server. NOTE: this problem may be limited when Windows 95/98 clients are used, or if the primary domain controller becomes unavailable.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/1998-1999/msg00371.html	CVE	Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0264.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0269.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0271.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0274.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0276.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0289.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0298.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://www2.sans.org/reading_room/whitepapers/win2k/185.php	CVE	Broken LinkExploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2221	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/1998-1999/msg00371.html	[email protected]	Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0264.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0269.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0271.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0274.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0276.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0289.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/0298.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://www2.sans.org/reading_room/whitepapers/win2k/185.php	[email protected]	Broken LinkExploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2221	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-59	Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
microsoft windows 2000	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows 95	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_95:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows 98	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 20, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 10, 2020	Reanalysis	[email protected]
Jan 15, 2009	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

CVE-1999-1593 Details

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