CVE-1999-1086

High CVSS 10

Published 1999-07-15 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1086, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

Novell 5 and earlier, when running over IPX with a packet signature level less than 3, allows remote attackers to gain administrator privileges by spoofing the MAC address in IPC fragmented packets that make NetWare Core Protocol (NCP) calls.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1086

CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C