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CVE-2000-1079

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2000-08-29 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Microsoft Windows 98Microsoft Windows 2000Microsoft Windows NtMicrosoft Windows 95

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References