CVE-2001-1184

Public Exploit

Description

wrshdsp.exe in Denicomp Winsock RSHD/NT 2.21.00 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via (1) in 2.20.00 and earlier, an invalid port number such as a negative number, which causes a connection attempt to that port and all ports below 1024, and (2) in 2.21.00, a port number of 1024.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 12.95% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory iss.net Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/244580	exploit mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3659	vendor advisory vdb entry exploit
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/245405	exploit mailing list
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7694.php	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.denicomp.com/rshdnt.htm

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2001-1184?: CVE-2001-1184 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2001-1184?: To fix CVE-2001-1184, 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-2001-1184 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2001-1184 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~13% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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