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CVE-2001-0540

Published: Mar 9, 2002Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
5.0MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
71.2%
Top 0.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Memory leak in Terminal servers in Windows NT and Windows 2000 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a large number of malformed Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) requests to port 3389.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

microsoft
commercial·US
terminal serverOn-prem
Operating Systems / windows
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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
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References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6912
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3099
securityfocus.com
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-040
docs.microsoft.com

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