CVE-2001-1288 Denial of service in n/a
Local users can cause a system reboot by pressing specific keys during command execution, affecting Windows 2000 and NT.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2001-1288?
CVE-2001-1288 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 3 May 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Windows 2000 and Windows NT allows local users to cause a denial of service (reboot) by executing a command at the command prompt and pressing the F7 and enter keys several times while the command is executing, possibly related to an exception handling error in csrss.exe.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1288?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Nt.
How do I fix CVE-2001-1288?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1288 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-2001-1288 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-1288 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 2000
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hvv4-vm78-28hv.