CVE-1999-1476 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A bug in Intel Pentium processor (MMX and Overdrive) allows local users to cause a denial of service (hang) in Intel-based operating systems such as Windows NT and Windows 95, via an invalid instruction, aka the "Invalid Operand with Locked CMPXCHG8B Instruction" problem.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00058.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:h:intel:pentium:::mmx:::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:intel:pentuim:::overdrive:::::*

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Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Intel Subscribe	Pentium Subscribe Pentuim Subscribe

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1457	A bug in Intel Pentium processor (MMX and Overdrive) allows local users to cause a denial of service (hang) in Intel-based operating systems such as Windows NT and Windows 95, via an invalid instruction, aka the "Invalid Operand with Locked CMPXCHG8B Instruction" problem.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q163/8/52.asp
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/704

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-03-09T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:18:07.035Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-1476

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 1999-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-1999-1476

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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