CVE-2001-0721 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Windows operating systems via malformed UPnP requests, affecting system availability.
- 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-2001-0721?
CVE-2001-0721 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 98, published on 22 Nov 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) in Windows 98, 98SE, ME, and XP allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or crash) via a malformed UPnP request.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0721?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 98se, Microsoft Windows Me, Microsoft Windows Xp.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0721?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0721 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-2001-0721 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0721 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-pg3c-p7fr-9gh2.