Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows NT Denial of Service (CVE-2004-0899; CVE-2004-0900)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2004-0240
Date Published:	3 Jul 2018
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Wednesday 27 August, 2025
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2004-0899 CVE-2004-0900
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Windows NT version 4.0 Microsoft Windows NT version 4.0 sp1 Microsoft Windows NT version 4.0 sp2 Microsoft Windows NT version 4.0 sp3 Microsoft Windows NT version 4.0 sp4 Microsoft Windows NT version 4.0 sp5 Microsoft Windows NT version 4.0 sp6 Microsoft Windows NT version 4.0 sp6a
Vulnerability Description	A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows NT. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to create a denial of service condition on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Windows NT Denial of Service protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Windows SMB Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft Windows NT Denial of Service