First published: Fri Oct 11 2002(Updated: )
An input validation error in the Sun Microsystems RPC library Services for Unix 3.0 Interix SD, as implemented on Microsoft Windows NT4, 2000, and XP, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed fragmented RPC client packets, aka "Denial of service by sending an invalid RPC request."
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Microsoft Services | =3.0 |
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CVE-2002-1141 has a severity rating of moderate, as it allows for denial of service attacks on affected systems.
To fix CVE-2002-1141, update your Microsoft Services for Unix installation to the latest version provided by Microsoft.
CVE-2002-1141 affects Microsoft Windows NT4, Windows 2000, and Windows XP running the Microsoft Services for Unix 3.0.
Yes, CVE-2002-1141 can be exploited remotely by attackers sending malformed fragmented RPC client packets.
CVE-2002-1141 facilitates a denial of service attack, causing the affected system to become unresponsive.