Security readout for executives and security teams
A flaw in the Windows NT Service Control Manager lets a remote attacker crash a critical Windows service by sending a malformed resource enumeration request. The impact is a denial of service on legacy Windows NT systems, not data theft. Microsoft published an advisory and hotfix in 1999. Modern Windows versions are not listed as affected in the sources. Exposure is limited to legacy Windows NT hosts reachable over networks where the SCM RPC surface is accessible. Modern, supported Windows versions are not identified as affected in the cited sources. Any remaining NT systems in production are already high-risk end-of-life assets, so residual exposure is concentrated in unmanaged or forgotten legacy segments. Low priority for modern environments. This is a 1999 denial-of-service issue affecting Windows NT, an operating system long past end of support. Business risk is meaningful only if legacy NT systems still exist; in that case the underlying end-of-life exposure, not this single CVE, is the executive concern. Mitigation focus: Apply Microsoft's MS99-055 hotfix (KB Q246045) on any remaining Windows NT hosts.; Retire or isolate Windows NT systems, which are end-of-life and unsupported.; Restrict SCM/RPC exposure by blocking untrusted network access to legacy hosts..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- MS99-055CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS
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