CVE-2001-1552 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Windows ME by sending malformed SSDP messages, though reproducibility is disputed.
- 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-2001-1552?
CVE-2001-1552 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Me, published on 14 Jul 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ssdpsrv.exe in Windows ME allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending multiple newlines in a Simple Service Discovery Protocol (SSDP) message. NOTE: multiple replies to the original post state that the problem could not be reproduced.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1552?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Windows Me.
How do I fix CVE-2001-1552?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1552 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-2001-1552 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-1552 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Me
Sources
Also known as GHSA-396x-9rx9-vhqq.