CVE-1999-1363

Summary

CVE-1999-1363 is a vulnerability affecting Windows NT 3.51 and 4.0 systems. Malicious local users can trigger a denial of service (DoS) attack by creating a large number of locks on a file, exhausting the NonPagedPool memory. This issue can lead to system instability and potential crashes. The vulnerability was discovered in 1999 and can be mitigated by implementing proper file locking mechanisms and limiting user privileges.

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