CVE-2001-0503 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Microsoft NetMeeting by sending a malformed string to the service port when Remote Desktop Sharing is enabled.
- 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-2001-0503?
CVE-2001-0503 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Mar 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Microsoft NetMeeting 3.01 with Remote Desktop Sharing enabled allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed string to the NetMeeting service port, aka a variant of the "NetMeeting Desktop Sharing" vulnerability.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0503?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Netmeeting.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0503?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0503 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-2001-0503 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0503 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-77f8-m38g-v3j6.