First published: Tue Jun 18 2002(Updated: )
LANMAN service on Microsoft Windows 2000 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU/memory exhaustion) via a stream of malformed data to microsoft-ds port 445.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Microsoft Windows 2000 | ||
Microsoft Windows 2000 | =sp2 | |
Microsoft Windows 2000 | =sp1 |
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CVE-2002-0597 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service.
To mitigate CVE-2002-0597, it is recommended to disable the LANMAN service on affected Windows 2000 systems.
CVE-2002-0597 affects Microsoft Windows 2000 and its service packs, specifically SP1 and SP2.
CVE-2002-0597 allows remote attackers to exhaust system resources, leading to potential denial of service.
A possible workaround for CVE-2002-0597 includes implementing a firewall rule to block access to port 445.