CVE-1999-0140

Summary

CVE-1999-0140 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Remote Access Service (RAS) and Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) on Microsoft Windows NT systems. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted packet to the targeted RAS or PPTP server, causing it to crash and become unresponsive. This can result in a denial-of-service condition, making the service unavailable to legitimate users until the server is restarted. It is important to note that this issue can be mitigated by applying the relevant Microsoft security patch.

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