PT-2001-1742 · Microsoft · Windows 2000+1

Published 2001-10-30 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2001-0540

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 and Windows 2000

Description: A memory leak in Terminal servers allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large number of malformed Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) requests to port 3389.

Recommendations: For Windows NT and Windows 2000, restrict access to port 3389 to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, consider limiting the number of concurrent RDP connections to prevent memory exhaustion. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-0540

Affected Products

Windows 2000

Windows Nt

References · 4

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-040 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0540 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/3099 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6912 · Note