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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…

Published 25 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
18.8%
percentile 97%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

18.84% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
Technology feeds
Microsoft Exchange (RSS, critical only)

References

  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/6977 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/3183 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-043 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A334 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred

Sources

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