CVE-2004-0202 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash applications using the DirectPlay API by sending malformed packets, affecting Windows Server 2003 and earlier.
- 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-2004-0202?
CVE-2004-0202 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 11 Jun 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IDirectPlay4 Application Programming Interface (API) of Microsoft DirectPlay 7.0a thru 9.0b, as used in Windows Server 2003 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0202?
It affects 7 products.
Products include Microsoft Directx, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 98se, Microsoft Windows Me and 1 more.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0202?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0202 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-2004-0202 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0202 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 2000
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f7gm-fj67-499w.