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published date: December 23, 1997

CVE-1999-1581 : Denial of Service Vulnerability

Description

Memory leak in Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent (snmp.exe) for Windows NT 4.0 before Service Pack 4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of SNMP packets with Object Identifiers (OIDs) that cannot be decoded.

Product(s):

  • Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Embedded Edition x64
  • Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Embedded Edition x86
  • Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition x64
  • Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition x86
  • Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Edition x64

Question to Ask Vendors:

  1. Can you confirm whether your systems are affected by CVE-1999-1581, and if so, what steps are you currently taking to mitigate this vulnerability?
  2. What is your estimated timeline for fully resolving CVE-1999-1581 in your products or services, and how will you communicate updates on this issue to us as your customer?

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