CVE-1999-1201

Windows 95 and Windows 98 - Denial of Service via ICMP Echo Traffic Amplification

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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 (3)

Core 3
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_ntbugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=91849617221319&w=2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/225
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7542

Scores

EPSS 0.1390
EPSS Percentile 96.2%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
microsoft/windows_95
microsoft/windows_98
Published Feb 06, 1999
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026