CVE-2001-1055: Medium severity Microsoft Windows 98 vulnerability
Published Jul 30, 2001
·Updated
The Microsoft Windows network stack allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a flood of malformed ARP request packets with random source IP and MAC addresses, as demonstrated by ARPNuke.
Affected Software
2 affected components
Microsoft Windows 98=gold
Microsoft Windows 98SE
Event History
Jul 30, 2001
CVE Published
04:00 AM
Sep 1, 2004
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Description
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2001-1055?
CVE-2001-1055 has been classified as a denial of service vulnerability that can severely impact system availability.
2
Who is affected by CVE-2001-1055?
CVE-2001-1055 affects users of Microsoft Windows 98 and Windows 98SE.
3
How do I fix CVE-2001-1055?
To mitigate CVE-2001-1055, consider upgrading to a supported version of Windows that is not affected by this vulnerability.
4
What type of attack does CVE-2001-1055 involve?
CVE-2001-1055 involves a denial of service attack using a flood of malformed ARP request packets.
5
What is the primary impact of CVE-2001-1055?
The primary impact of CVE-2001-1055 is increased CPU consumption leading to potential system unavailability.