CVE-1999-0728

critical

Description

A Windows NT user can disable the keyboard or mouse by directly calling the IOCTLs which control them.

References

Advisories

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-024

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ236359

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 1999-07-06

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0582