CVE-2001-0348

Microsoft Windows 2000 - Denial of Service via Long Telnet Logon Command with Backspace

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2001-0348. PoCs published by Michal Zalewski.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a denial of service vulnerability in the telnet service by sending a large input buffer followed by additional characters, causing the service to stop responding.

Description

Microsoft Windows 2000 telnet service allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long logon command that contains a backspace.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Michal Zalewski · bashdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20907

This exploit targets a denial of service vulnerability in the telnet service by sending a large input buffer followed by additional characters, causing the service to stop responding.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: telnet service (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: network access to the target telnet service
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory government-resource x_refsource_ciac
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-092.shtml
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6666
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2838
Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_bindview
http://razor.bindview.com/publish/advisories/adv_mstelnet.html

Scores

EPSS 0.1718
EPSS Percentile 96.7%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
microsoft/windows_2000
Published Jul 21, 2001
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026