PT-2001-2645 · Microsoft · Windows 2000+1

Published 2001-12-31 · Updated 2019-04-30 · CVE-2001-1560

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows 2000 and XP

Description The issue allows local users to cause a denial of service, resulting in a system crash. This is achieved by calling the ShowWindow() function after receiving a WM NCCREATE message.

Recommendations For Windows 2000 and XP, avoid using the ShowWindow() function after receiving a WM NCCREATE message to prevent a system crash. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the ShowWindow() function until a fix is available.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-1560

Affected Products

Windows 2000

Windows Xp

References · 5

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/3481 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/21131 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/NT-Bugtraq/2001-10/0066.html · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1560 · Security Note
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/7409.php · Note