CVE-2003-1106: Medium severity Microsoft Windows 2000 vulnerability

Published Dec 31, 2003
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Updated

The SMTP service in Microsoft Windows 2000 before SP4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) via an e-mail message with a malformed time stamp in the FILETIME attribute.

Affected Software

8 affected components
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows 2000=sp2
Microsoft Windows 2000=sp1
Microsoft Windows 2000=sp3
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows 2000=sp1
Microsoft Windows 2000=sp2
Microsoft Windows 2000=sp3

Event History

Dec 31, 2003
CVE Published
05:00 AM
Data Sourced
via NVD·05:00 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Mar 11, 2005
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2003-1106?

CVE-2003-1106 is considered to have a moderate severity due to its potential for denial of service.

2

How do I fix CVE-2003-1106?

To fix CVE-2003-1106, apply Service Pack 4 or later for Microsoft Windows 2000.

3

What does CVE-2003-1106 affect?

CVE-2003-1106 affects the SMTP service in Microsoft Windows 2000 prior to service pack 4.

4

Can CVE-2003-1106 lead to data loss?

CVE-2003-1106 primarily causes a denial of service, which may disrupt service but does not directly lead to data loss.

5

Is CVE-2003-1106 still a risk today?

CVE-2003-1106 is generally not a risk for most environments today, given the age of Windows 2000 and its deprecation.

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