CVE-2001-0563

ElectroComm < 2.0 - Denial of Service via Large String to Port 23

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2001-0563. PoCs published by nemesystm.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit describes a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in ElectroComm telnet-comm port server for Windows 9x/NT. By sending two groups of approximately 160,000 characters to the target's telnet port, an attacker can cause 100% CPU utilization and crash the service.

Description

ElectroSystems Engineering Inc. ElectroComm 2.0 and earlier allows a remote attacker to create a denial of service via large (> 160000 character) strings sent to port 23.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by nemesystm · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20834

The exploit describes a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in ElectroComm telnet-comm port server for Windows 9x/NT. By sending two groups of approximately 160,000 characters to the target's telnet port, an attacker can cause 100% CPU utilization and crash the service.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: ElectroComm telnet-comm port server (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target's telnet port
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0049.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6514
Exploit, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2706

Scores

EPSS 0.0698
EPSS Percentile 93.3%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
electrosoft/electrocomm 1.0
electrosoft/electrocomm < 2.0
Published Aug 14, 2001
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026