CVE-1999-1201 - Windows 95 and Windows 98 systems, when configured with multiple TCP/IP stacks bound to the same MAC

CVE-1999-1201

Summary

Windows 95 and Windows 98 systems, when configured with multiple TCP/IP stacks bound to the same MAC address, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (traffic amplification) via a certain ICMP echo (ping) packet, which causes all stacks to send a ping response, aka TCP Chorusing.

References

http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=91849617221319&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/225
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7542

Vulnerable Configurations

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98:*:gold:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98:*:gold:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS

Base:	5.0 (as of 10-10-2017 - 01:29)
Impact:
Exploitability:

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

CAPEC

Access

Vector	Complexity	Authentication
NETWORK	LOW	NONE

Impact

Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
NONE	NONE	PARTIAL

cvss-vector via4

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

refmap via4

bid	225
ntbugtraq	19990206 New Windows 9x Bug: TCP Chorusing
xf	win-multiple-ip-dos(7542)

Last major update

10-10-2017 - 01:29

Published

06-02-1999 - 05:00

Last modified

10-10-2017 - 01:29