PT-2001-1569 · Microsoft · Windows 2000

Published 2001-07-21 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2001-0346

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 Microsoft Windows 2000

Description A handle leak in the telnet service of Microsoft Windows 2000 allows attackers to cause a denial of service. This can be achieved by starting a large number of sessions and then terminating them.

Recommendations For Microsoft Windows 2000, consider restricting the number of concurrent telnet sessions to prevent denial of service attacks. As a temporary workaround, monitor system resources closely and restart the telnet service periodically to minimize the impact of the handle leak. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-0346

Affected Products

Windows 2000

References · 3

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-031 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0346 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6668 · Note