PT-2001-1254 · Microsoft · Windows 2000 Advanced Server+2

Published 2001-07-21 · Updated 2019-04-30 · CVE-2001-0018

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 2000 Server (affected versions not specified) Windows 2000 Advanced Server (affected versions not specified) Windows 2000 Datacenter Server (affected versions not specified)

Description: The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by flooding the system with malformed service requests.

Recommendations: For Windows 2000 Server, restrict access to the service to minimize the risk of exploitation. For Windows 2000 Advanced Server, consider implementing rate limiting on service requests as a temporary workaround. For Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, avoid using the vulnerable service until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-0018

Affected Products

Windows 2000 Advanced Server

Windows 2000 Datacenter Server

Windows 2000 Server

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0018 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-011 · Vendor Advisory
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/82/148411 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6136 · Note
• http://ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-049.shtml · Note