Description
Windows 98 and Windows 2000 Java clients allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a Java applet that opens a large number of UDP sockets, which prevents the host from establishing any additional UDP connections, and possibly causes a crash.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by Georgi Guninski · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20613
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Vendor Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/win2ksecadvice/2001-q1/0060.html
Exploit, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2340
Scores
EPSS
0.0394
EPSS Percentile
88.4%
Details
Status
published
Products (2)
microsoft/windows_2000
microsoft/windows_98
Published
May 03, 2001
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026