VDB-16677 · CVE-2001-0324 · EDB 20613

Microsoft Windows 98/2000 Java Applet UDP Socket denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows 98/2000 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Java Applet Handler. Performing a manipulation as part of UDP Socket results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2001-0324. Moreover, an exploit is present. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Microsoft Windows 98/2000 (Operating System). This affects an unknown part of the component Java Applet Handler. The manipulation as part of a UDP Socket leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Windows 98 and Windows 2000 Java clients allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a Java applet that opens a large number of UDP sockets, which prevents the host from establishing any additional UDP connections, and possibly causes a crash.

The issue has been introduced in 06/25/1998. The weakness was disclosed 05/03/2001 by Georgi Guninski (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-0324. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1043 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (20613) and SecurityFocus (BID 2340†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Microsoft

Name

Windows

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
Product: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.4

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

06/25/1998 🔍
02/06/2001 +957 days 🔍
05/03/2001 +86 days 🔍
05/03/2001 +0 days 🔍
07/04/2014 +4810 days 🔍
01/31/2025 +3864 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Georgi Guninski
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0324 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0324
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16677
SecurityFocus: 2340 - Microsoft Windows UDP Socket DoS Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213

Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2014 10:55
Updated: 01/31/2025 09:24
Changes: 07/04/2014 10:55 (41), 04/14/2019 17:56 (14), 01/31/2025 09:24 (27)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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