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Vulnerability record · CVE-1999-0357 · published 25 January 1999

CVE-1999-0357: Microsoft windows 98 vulnerability

Microsoft · Windows 98

Windows 98 and other operating systems allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted "oshare" packets, possibly involving invalid fragmentation offsets.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 17% · top 3.1%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
17%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Windows 98 and other operating systems allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted "oshare" packets, possibly involving invalid fragmentation offsets.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0357
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0357

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-1999-0357), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.