Microsoft Windows up to 2000 SP3 SMTP Timestamp denial of service

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5.1$0-$5k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to 2000 SP3. It has been rated as very critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component SMTP Timestamp Handler. This manipulation causes denial of service. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows up to 2000 SP3 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component SMTP Timestamp Handler. 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 weakness was published 07/16/2003 with Microsoft (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.microsoft.com. The attack can be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com.

Similar entries are available at VDB-179 and VDB-178. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: microsoft.com

Timelineinfo

07/16/2003 🔍
07/17/2003 +1 days 🔍
06/26/2019 +5823 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: support.microsoft.com
Researcher: http://www.microsoft.com
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-175
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/17/2003 10:57
Updated: 06/26/2019 09:31
Changes: 07/17/2003 10:57 (48), 06/26/2019 09:31 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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