Security readout for executives and security teams
This is an old denial-of-service issue in a Windows NT 4.0 certificate enrollment ActiveX control. An attacker could exhaust resources by causing many arbitrary files to be created. Business risk is mainly tied to any still-running legacy Windows NT systems, especially exposed Terminal Server or Server installations before SP6. Likely exposure is limited to rare legacy Windows NT 4.0 Server or Terminal Server systems before SP6. Modern Windows systems are not identified in the provided sources. Prioritize only if legacy Windows NT remains in production or connected to business networks. If present, treat it as a legacy-risk cleanup item because unsupported systems carry broader operational and security exposure. Mitigation focus: Inventory and retire any remaining Windows NT 4.0 Server or Terminal Server systems.; Apply Windows NT 4.0 SP6 where legacy operation remains unavoidable.; Restrict network and browser exposure to affected legacy systems..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- winnt-xenroll-dos(7107)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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