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.

Published: 2000-12-14 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-1999-1579 is rated Moderate Risk (59.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 41.98%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +14.89% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-1579

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-02-03 27.10% 41.98% +14.89%
2 2025-05-20 32.97% 27.10% -5.88%
3 2025-03-30 32.97%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-1579

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-1999-1579

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-1579

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft windows_nt 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-1579

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