CVE-1999-0815

Summary

CVE-1999-0815 is a vulnerability affecting the SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) agent in Windows NT 4.0 before Service Pack 5. This issue permits remote attackers to initiate a denial-of-service (DoS) attack through excessive SNMP queries. By sending a large number of queries to the SNMP agent, an attacker can cause memory exhaustion, leading to a memory leak and potential system crash. The vulnerability could pose a significant risk to networks running the affected version of Windows NT 4.0, necessitating prompt patching to mitigate the threat.

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