PT-2001-1253 · Microsoft · Windows Nt 4.0

Published 2001-03-12 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2001-0017

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Windows NT 4.0

Description: A memory leak in the PPTP server allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed data packet.

Recommendations: For Windows NT 4.0, consider disabling the PPTP server functionality until a patch is available to prevent potential denial of service attacks.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-0017

Affected Products

Windows Nt 4.0

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0017 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-009 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6103 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/2368 · Note