WinNuke / nuke
Out-of-band NetBIOS data crashes vulnerable Windows hosts
categoryNetwork and infrastructure attacksseverityLowdetectabilityMediumlabnot yet measured
Example: Windows 95 port 139
Classification
25 values: 13 imported, 1 derived, 11 machine-classified. What do these mean?
Exploitability
| Attack vector | Network attacks |
|---|---|
| Reach (CVSS) | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Attacker skill required | Low |
| Resources required | Low |
| Likelihood / prevalence | Low |
| Maturity | Legacy / declining |
Impact & scope
| Severity | Low |
|---|---|
| Impact | Availability |
| Platform | IaaSLinuxmacOSWindows |
| Environment | On-premises |
| Target asset class | Endpoint |
| Kill-chain phase (tactic) | Impact |
Detection & telemetry
| Detectability | Medium |
|---|---|
| Data sources (ATT&CK data components) | Application Log ContentInstance StopNetwork Traffic ContentProcess CreationProcess TerminationService Creation |
Detection & response
Mitigated by 1
- M1037 attack-mitigation
Detected by 4
- DET0304 attack-detection-strategy
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Attack relationships
- Parent: DoS / DDoS
- Parent: LAND attack
- Parent: Phantom domain
Framework references
- Primary source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denial-of-service_attack
- attack: T1499.004 (primary)
Evidence & sources
- ev-0001 (Cyber Attack Taxonomy) — Name, definition and Example/ID taken verbatim from the 'Network and infrastructure attacks' table, line 137 of Cyber-Attack-Taxonomy.md
- ev-0002 (Seeded-record enrichment run 2026-09-30 (crosswalk + facet classification)) — Crosswalk to attack:T1499.004 as the nearest framework entries; ids verified to exist in the cached catalogues.
- ev-0003 (MITRE Enterprise ATT&CK v19.2 (STIX 2.1)) — ATT&CK usage prevalence: 1 groups/software/campaigns reference this technique (ATT&CK enterprise v19.2)