CVE-1999-0387 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A legacy credential caching mechanism used in Windows 95 and Windows 98 systems allows attackers to read plaintext network passwords.

Published: 2000-07-12

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: 19.4% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.1939.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ168115
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/829
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-052

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 95 Windows 98

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2000-07-12T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:34:51.930Z

Reserved: 1999-06-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-0387

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1999-11-29T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-1999-0387

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-255

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