First published: Fri Jul 27 2001(Updated: )
Windows 2000 and Windows NT allows local users to cause a denial of service (reboot) by executing a command at the command prompt and pressing the F7 and enter keys several times while the command is executing, possibly related to an exception handling error in csrss.exe.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0-sp5 | |
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0-sp6a | |
Microsoft Windows 2000 | ||
Microsoft Windows 2000 | =sp2 | |
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0-sp2 | |
Microsoft Windows 2000 | =sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0-sp4 | |
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0-sp6 | |
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0-sp3 | |
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0-sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows NT | =4.0 |
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CVE-2001-1288 has a severity rating that indicates it can lead to a denial of service condition.
To fix CVE-2001-1288, it is recommended to apply any relevant security patches or updates provided by Microsoft.
CVE-2001-1288 primarily affects Windows 2000 and Windows NT operating systems.
CVE-2001-1288 is an issue that requires local access to exploit, therefore it cannot be exploited remotely.
The impact of CVE-2001-1288 is that it can cause the affected system to reboot unexpectedly.