CVE-1999-1579

N/A Unknown
Published: December 14, 2000 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

The Cenroll ActiveX control (xenroll.dll) for Terminal Server Editions of Windows NT 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0 before SP6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by creating a large number of arbitrary files on the target machine.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3B242366
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/3062
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6827
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7107
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3B242366
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/3062
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6827
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7107
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
42.0%
97th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

microsoft