Denial of Service Vulnerability in Windows Media Services by Microsoft
CVE-2001-0083

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor

Microsoft
Status
Windows Media Services
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 February 2001

What is CVE-2001-0083?

The Windows Media Unicast Service in Microsoft Windows Media Services versions 4.0 and 4.1 has a vulnerability related to the improper handling of certain connection shutdown processes. This flaw leads to a memory leak, which can be exploited by remote attackers. By repeatedly severing connections, an attacker may cause the server to exhaust its resources, resulting in a denial of service condition that disrupts media streaming services.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5785
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https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securit...
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http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN...
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EPSS Score

19% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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