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CVE-1999-0994

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 7.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2000-01-18 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-255

Description

Windows NT with SYSKEY reuses the keystream that is used for encrypting SAM password hashes, allowing an attacker to crack passwords.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows Nt: 4.0, 4.0-sp1

References

• http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ248183
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/873
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-056
• http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ248183
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/873
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-056

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