Description
Memory leak in NNTP service in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a large number of malformed posts.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6977
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3183
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-043
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A334
Scores
EPSS
0.1800
EPSS Percentile
96.8%
Details
CWE
CWE-401
Status
published
Products (3)
microsoft/exchange_server
2000
microsoft/windows_2000
microsoft/windows_nt
4.0
Published
Sep 20, 2001
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026