Microsoft Windows 2000 Message Request denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Microsoft Windows 2000. Affected is an unknown function of the component Message Request Handler. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2001-0018. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating System). This affects an unknown code of the component Message Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input 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 2000 domain controller in Windows 2000 Server, Advanced Server, or Datacenter Server allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a flood of malformed service requests.

The issue has been introduced in 02/17/2000. The weakness was shared 07/21/2001 with Microsoft as MS01-011 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-0018. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 520 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Applying the patch MS01-011 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6136), SecurityFocus (BID 2394†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-3067†). The entries VDB-17053 and VDB-17051 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Microsoft

Name

• Windows

Version

• 2000

License

• commercial

Website

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

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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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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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: MS01-011
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Timelineinfo

02/17/2000 🔍
02/20/2001 +369 days 🔍
02/20/2001 +0 days 🔍
07/21/2001 +151 days 🔍
07/21/2001 +0 days 🔍
12/02/2003 +864 days 🔍
07/07/2014 +3870 days 🔍
05/17/2019 +1775 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS01-011
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0018 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0018
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17049
X-Force: 6136 - Microsoft Windows 2000 domain controller denial of service
SecurityFocus: 2394 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Domain Controller DoS Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 3067 - [MS01-011] DoS on Windows 2000 Domain Controller, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/07/2014 15:25
Updated: 05/17/2019 12:37
Changes: 07/07/2014 15:25 (66), 05/17/2019 12:37 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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