VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2001-0543
Memory leak in NNTP service in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a large number of malformed posts.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 18.8%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 18.8%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Memory leak in NNTP service in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a large number of malformed posts.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 18.84% probability · 97th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-401
- Affected
- microsoft/exchange server · microsoft/windows 2000 · microsoft/windows nt
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3183Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-043Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6977Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A334Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3183Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-043Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6977Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A334Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.