Microsoft Windows 2000 Telnet Service denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 2000. It has been rated as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component Telnet Service. This manipulation causes denial of service. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-0351. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Telnet Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Windows 2000 telnet service allows a local user to make a certain system call that allows the user to terminate a Telnet session and cause a denial of service.

The issue has been introduced in 02/17/2000. The weakness was shared 07/21/2001 with Microsoft as MS01-031 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-0351. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not 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 $0-$5k.

Applying the patch MS01-031 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 (6669), SecurityFocus (BID 2846†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4283†). The entries VDB-17053, VDB-17054, VDB-17055 and VDB-17056 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: MS01-031

Timelineinfo

02/17/2000 🔍
06/07/2001 +476 days 🔍
06/07/2001 +0 days 🔍
07/21/2001 +44 days 🔍
07/21/2001 +0 days 🔍
05/10/2004 +1024 days 🔍
07/07/2014 +3710 days 🔍
04/07/2017 +1005 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS01-031
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0351 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0351
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17059
X-Force: 6669 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Telnet system call denial of service
SecurityFocus: 2846 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Telnet System Call DoS Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 4283 - [MS01-031] DoS in Microsoft Windows 2000 Telnet Service via Local System Call, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/07/2014 15:34
Updated: 04/07/2017 16:02
Changes: 07/07/2014 15:34 (46), 04/07/2017 16:02 (22)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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