Description
Remote Data Protocol (RDP) version 5.0 in Microsoft Windows 2000 and RDP 5.1 in Windows XP does not encrypt the checksums of plaintext session data, which could allow a remote attacker to determine the contents of encrypted sessions via sniffing, aka "Weak Encryption in RDP Protocol."
References (9)
Core 9
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5711
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-051
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10122.php
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/865833
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103235960119404&w=2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5712
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103236181522253&w=2
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10121.php
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A199
Scores
EPSS
0.2198
EPSS Percentile
97.4%
Details
Status
published
Products (5)
microsoft/.net_windows_server
beta3
microsoft/windows_2000
(4 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_2000_terminal_services
(4 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_nt
4.0 (8 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_xp
(5 CPE variants)
Published
Oct 11, 2002
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026