VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2001-0540
Memory leak in Terminal servers in Windows NT and Windows 2000 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a large number of malformed Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) requests to port 3389.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 71.2%
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Description
Memory leak in Terminal servers in Windows NT and Windows 2000 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a large number of malformed Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) requests to port 3389.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 71.25% probability · 99th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/terminal server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3099
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-040
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6912
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3099
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-040
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6912
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.