CVE-1999-0810

Summary

CVE-1999-0810 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Samba NETBIOS name service daemon (nmbd). An attacker can exploit this weakness by sending specially crafted NetBIOS names to the target system, leading to a denial-of-service condition. This issue was first identified in 1999 and poses a significant risk for networks that rely on the Samba file and printing server software. To mitigate this vulnerability, it is recommended to update Samba installations to a version that includes the relevant patch or to implement firewall rules to block the specific NetBIOS name traffic that can trigger the issue.

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