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CVE-1999-1127

HIGH

Windows NT 4.0 does not properly shut down invalid named pipe RPC connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via a series of connections containing malformed data, aka the "Named Pipes Over RPC" vulnerability.

Published: Dec 31, 1999 Modified: Apr 16, 2026
CWE-772

CVSS Metrics

CVSSv3
Attack Vector: NETWORK Attack Complexity: LOW Privileges Required: NONE User Interaction: NONE Scope: UNCHANGED Confidentiality Impact: NONE Integrity Impact: NONE Availability Impact: HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products (4)

Vendor Product Version
microsoft windows_nt 4.0
microsoft windows_nt 4.0
microsoft windows_nt 4.0
microsoft windows_nt 4.0

GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-fjjp-8g8w-55f2

Windows NT 4.0 does not properly shut down invalid named pipe RPC connections, which allows...

Risk Scores

CVSS Score 7.5 / 10
EPSS Score 30.03%

Top 3% most likely to be exploited

Threat Score 39 / 100

Data Sources

NVD EPSS GitHub