MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-1999-1254

Windows 95 vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
13.3%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
Windows 95, 98, and NT 4.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service by spoofing ICMP redirect messages from a router, which causes Windows to change its routing tables.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows 95
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published
1999-03-08

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 13.3% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-1999-1254

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows 95 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-1999-1254.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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