# CVE-2003-1448: Denial of service in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Windows 2000 via a NetBIOS continuation packet, requiring kernel patches.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Oct 2007
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wgcp-pcqp-g3jx

## What is CVE-2003-1448?

CVE-2003-1448 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 23 Oct 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Memory leak in the Windows 2000 kernel allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (SMB request hang) via a NetBIOS continuation packet.

Weakness: CWE-399

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1448?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Windows 2000.

## How do I fix CVE-2003-1448?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1448 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2003-1448 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-1448 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## 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-2003-1448 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2003-1448 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 23 Oct 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-1448 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2003-1448/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1448/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-1448
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-1448
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2003-1448

---
From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1448/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.