CVE-2001-1451

Public Exploit

Description

Memory leak in the SNMP LAN Manager (LANMAN) MIB extension for Microsoft Windows 2000 before SP3, when the Print Spooler is not running, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of GET or GETNEXT requests.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 12.73% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10431	vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/887393	third party advisory us government resource
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3B296815	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6030	exploit vdb entry patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2001-1451?: CVE-2001-1451 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2001-1451?: To fix CVE-2001-1451, 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-2001-1451 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2001-1451 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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