THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-1999-0444
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-1999-0444

Windows 95 vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
16.2%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
Remote attackers can perform a denial of service in Windows machines using malicious ARP packets, forcing a message box display for each packet or filling up log files.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows 95
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published
1999-04-12

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 16.2% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-1999-0444

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows 95 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-1999-0444.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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