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CVE-2000-1079

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Description

Interactions between the CIFS Browser Protocol and NetBIOS as implemented in Microsoft Windows 95, 98, NT, and 2000 allow remote attackers to modify dynamic NetBIOS name cache entries via a spoofed Browse Frame Request in a unicast or UDP broadcast datagram.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1079

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5168

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1620

http://www.nai.com/research/covert/advisories/045.asp

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/2000-q3/0116.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2000-08-29

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.20994

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