CVE-1999-1031
CVSS 2.0 Score 5 of 10 (medium)
Details
Published May 19, 1999
Updated: Nov 20, 2024
Summary
CVE-1999-1031 is a vulnerability affecting counter.exe version 2.70. An attacker can exploit this issue by sending a long argument to the software, leading to a denial of service condition where the application hangs, becoming unresponsive. This vulnerability could potentially be used to disrupt services that rely on counter.exe, resulting in downtime and user inconvenience. It is recommended that affected systems be updated to a patched version of counter.exe to mitigate this risk.
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