CVE-2002-1712: Medium severity Microsoft Windows 2000 vulnerability

Published Dec 31, 2002
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Updated

Microsoft Windows 2000 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by sending a flood of empty TCP/IP packets with the ACK and FIN bits set to the NetBIOS port (TCP/139), as demonstrated by stream3.

Affected Software

26 affected components
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows 2000=sp1
Microsoft Windows NT=4.0
Microsoft Windows NT=4.0
Microsoft Windows NT=4.0
Microsoft Windows NT=4.0-sp1
Microsoft Windows NT=4.0-sp1
Microsoft Windows NT=4.0-sp1
Microsoft Windows NT=4.0-sp2
Microsoft Windows NT=4.0-sp2
Microsoft Windows NT=4.0-sp2
Microsoft Windows NT=4.0-sp3
Microsoft Windows NT=4.0-sp3
Microsoft Windows NT=4.0-sp3
Microsoft Windows NT=4.0-sp4
Microsoft Windows NT=4.0-sp4
Microsoft Windows NT=4.0-sp4
Microsoft Windows NT=4.0-sp5
Microsoft Windows NT=4.0-sp5
Microsoft Windows NT=4.0-sp5
Microsoft Windows NT=4.0-sp6
Microsoft Windows NT=4.0-sp6
Microsoft Windows NT=4.0-sp6
Microsoft Windows NT=4.0-sp6a
Microsoft Windows NT=4.0-sp6a
Microsoft Windows NT=4.0-sp6a

Event History

Dec 31, 2002
CVE Published
05:00 AM
Jun 21, 2005
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-2002-1712?

CVE-2002-1712 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability which can cause memory consumption.

2

How do I fix CVE-2002-1712?

To mitigate CVE-2002-1712, it is recommended to ensure that all relevant security patches provided by Microsoft are applied.

3

What systems are affected by CVE-2002-1712?

CVE-2002-1712 affects Microsoft Windows 2000 and various versions of Windows NT including service packs.

4

What kind of attack is CVE-2002-1712 associated with?

CVE-2002-1712 is associated with a denial of service attack that involves sending empty TCP/IP packets with specific flags set.

5

Can CVE-2002-1712 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2002-1712 can be exploited remotely by sending a flood of malicious TCP/IP packets.

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