CVE-2001-0951

Public Exploit

Description

Windows 2000 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by flooding Internet Key Exchange (IKE) UDP port 500 with packets that contain a large number of dot characters.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 50.44% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7667	vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100774842520403&w=2	mailing list
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100813081913496&w=2	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3652	vendor advisory vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2001-0951?: CVE-2001-0951 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2001-0951?: To fix CVE-2001-0951, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2001-0951 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2001-0951 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~50% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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