CVE-1999-1254

Medium CVSS 5

Published 1999-03-08 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1254, 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

Windows 95, 98, and NT 4.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service by spoofing ICMP redirect messages from a router, which causes Windows to change its routing tables.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1254

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