CVE-2002-0864 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Windows XP systems via malformed RDP packets when Remote Desktop is enabled, requiring a patch.
- 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-2002-0864?
CVE-2002-0864 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, 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 Remote Data Protocol (RDP) version 5.1 in Microsoft Windows XP allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) when Remote Desktop is enabled via a PDU Confirm Active data packet that does not set the Pattern BLT command, aka "Denial of Service in Remote Desktop."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0864?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Microsoft .Net Windows Server, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services, Microsoft Windows Xp.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0864?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0864 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-2002-0864 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0864 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 2000
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fr35-62xv-r8c8.