Description
The WINS server in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 before SP4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process termination) via invalid UDP frames to port 137 (NETBIOS Name Service), as demonstrated via a flood of random packets.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WRITEUP
VERIFIED
by Carl Byington · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19238
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://safenetworks.com/Windows/wins.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1233
Scores
EPSS
0.2656
EPSS Percentile
96.4%
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
microsoft/windows_nt
4.0 (4 CPE variants)
Published
Aug 01, 1998
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026