---
id: CVE-1999-0179
title: >-
  Windows NT crashes or locks up when a Samba client executes a "cd .." command
  on a file share.
summary: >-
  Windows NT crashes or locks up when a Samba client executes a "cd .." command
  on a file share.
severity: medium
cvss: 5
cvssVector: 'AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P'
cwe:
  - CWE-17
published: '1997-01-01'
updated: '2026-06-16'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0179'
references:
  - url: 'http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ140818'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ140818'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.06027
epssPercentile: 0.93024
ingestedAt: '2026-06-22T15:59:08.158Z'
---

## Overview

Windows NT crashes or locks up when a Samba client executes a "cd .." command on a file share.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.