CVE-1999-1361

Summary

CVE-1999-1361 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Windows NT 3.51 and 4.0 systems running WINS (Windows Internet Name Service). Malformed packets sent to the WINS server can cause resource exhaustion, resulting in a slowdown and an excessive amount of error messages being logged. This issue can be exploited remotely and may cause significant disruptions to affected systems. It is recommended that administrators update their WINS servers to a patched version to mitigate this risk.

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