CVE-1999-1579

The Cenroll ActiveX control (xenroll.dll) for Terminal Server Editions of Windows NT 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0 before SP6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by creating a large number of arbitrary files on the target machine.

What this means for your business

It affects Microsoft Windows Nt. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
An attacker can use it remotely, over a network.

What to do

1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Microsoft Windows Nt, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
2If you do, follow the vendor's guidance. No patch reference has been published yet.

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Scoring

CVSS: 5.0 (v2.0)
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Assigned by: cve@mitre.org

Dates

Published: 2000-12-14
Last modified: 2026-09-23
Sources: NVD

Affected products

Microsoft Windows Nt4.0

As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.