PT-2001-1847 · Microsoft · Windows 2000

Published 2001-09-20 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2001-0659

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

Description: A buffer overflow issue exists in the IrDA driver, which is responsible for infrared data exchange. This issue can be exploited by attackers who are physically close to the machine, allowing them to cause a denial of service, resulting in a system reboot, via a malformed IrDA packet.

Recommendations: For Windows 2000, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-0659

Affected Products

Windows 2000

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0659 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-046 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7008 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/3215 · Note
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/209385 · Note