CVE-2001-1055 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via CPU consumption by flooding the Windows network stack with malformed ARP 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-2001-1055?
CVE-2001-1055 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 98, published on 1 Sep 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Microsoft Windows network stack allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a flood of malformed ARP request packets with random source IP and MAC addresses, as demonstrated by ARPNuke.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1055?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 98se.
How do I fix CVE-2001-1055?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1055 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-2001-1055 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-1055 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-3xpc-4hfv-fv7x.