CVE-2001-0663 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Windows Terminal Server by sending invalid RDP packets.
- 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-2001-0663?
CVE-2001-0663 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 9 Mar 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Terminal Server in Windows NT and Windows 2000 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a sequence of invalid Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) packets.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0663?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Nt.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0663?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0663 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-2001-0663 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0663 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 2000
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9gm3-f4rm-2qfw.