# CVE-2002-0724: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can crash Windows systems via malformed SMB packets, requiring OS patches to prevent service disruption.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Aug 2002
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w6f5-h26h-f4gj

## What is CVE-2002-0724?

CVE-2002-0724 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 24 Aug 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Buffer overflow in SMB (Server Message Block) protocol in Microsoft Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows XP allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a SMB_COM_TRANSACTION packet with a request for the (1) NetShareEnum, (2) NetServerEnum2, or (3) NetServerEnum3, aka "Unchecked Buffer in Network Share Provider Can Lead to Denial of Service".

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0724?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Nt, Microsoft Windows Xp.

## How do I fix CVE-2002-0724?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0724 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2002-0724 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-0724 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Microsoft Windows XP/2000/NT 4.0 - Network Share Provider SMB Request Buffer Overflow (1) (exploitdb)
- Microsoft Windows XP/2000/NT 4.0 - Network Share Provider SMB Request Buffer Overflow (2) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 2000

- [CVE-2008-4250](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4250/): Microsoft Windows Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2010-0232](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0232/): Microsoft Windows Kernel Exception Handler (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2009-1123](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1123/): Microsoft Windows Improper Input Validation (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2002-0367](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0367/): Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2010-0269](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0269/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2002-0724 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2002-0724 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 24 Aug 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-0724 exists.

Affected product: Microsoft Windows 2000. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0724/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0724/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0724
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0724
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2002-0724

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