CVE-2001-0543

Memory leak in NNTP service in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a large number of malformed posts.

CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3183	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-043	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6977	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A334	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3183	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-043	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6977	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A334	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2001-09-20 04:00

Updated : 2025-04-03 01:03

NVD link : CVE-2001-0543

Mitre link : CVE-2001-0543

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2001-0543

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Products Affected

microsoft

windows_nt
exchange_server
windows_2000

CWE

CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

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