CVE-2001-0083 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Windows Media Services by exploiting a memory leak triggered by severed connections.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2001-0083?
CVE-2001-0083 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 May 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Windows Media Unicast Service in Windows Media Services 4.0 and 4.1 does not properly shut down some types of connections, producing a memory leak that allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a series of severed connections, aka the "Severed Windows Media Server Connection" vulnerability.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0083?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Windows Media Services.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0083?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0083 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2001-0083 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0083 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v64h-8rq4-grgg.