THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2000-1039
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2000-1039

Windows 95 vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
45.8%
EPSS pct
99th
Exploited
No known
Various TCP/IP stacks and network applications allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service by flooding a target host with TCP connection attempts and completing the TCP/IP handshake without maintaining the connection state on the attacker host, aka the "NAPTHA" class of vulnerabilities. NOTE: this candidate may change significantly as the security community discusses the technical nature of NAPTHA and learns more about the affected applications. This candidate is at a higher level of abstraction than is typical for CVE.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows 95
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published
2001-01-09

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 45.8% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2000-1039

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows 95 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2000-1039.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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