CVE-2000-1039

Published Jan 9, 2001 microsoft

Overview

CVE-2000-1039 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting microsoft windows_95. It was published on January 9, 2001.

Technical Description

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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from microsoft. Update windows_95 to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status

References

Ref archives.neohapsis.com/archives/win2ksecadvice/2000-q4/0105.html Ref razor.bindview.com/publish/advisories/adv_NAPTHA.html Ref www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-21.html Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/2022 Ref docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-091 Ref archives.neohapsis.com/archives/win2ksecadvice/2000-q4/0105.html Ref razor.bindview.com/publish/advisories/adv_NAPTHA.html Ref www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-21.html Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/2022 Ref docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-091

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2000-1039?

CVE-2000-1039 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting microsoft windows_95. It was published on January 9, 2001.

How severe is CVE-2000-1039?

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