MEDIUM
Multiple memory leaks in Microsoft Services for Unix 2.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a large number of malformed requests to (1) the Telnet service, or (2) the NFS service
Published Oct 12, 2001
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 33.36%
Description
Multiple memory leaks in Microsoft Services for Unix 2.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a large number of malformed requests to (1) the Telnet service, or (2) the NFS service.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
33.36% 0.33363
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.33363
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 33.36% (0.33363) | 98.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 33.36% (0.33363) | 98.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 4, 2025 | 11.11% (0.11106) | 93.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 14.37% (0.14365) | 93.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 12.31% (0.12308) | 89.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 14.37% (0.14365) | 93.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 11.44% (0.11444) | 93.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 27.08% (0.27079) | 96.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 27.08% (0.27079) | 96.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 12, 2023 | 6.40% (0.06400) | 92.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.26% (0.05260) | 91.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 20.65% (0.20648) | 96.51th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 20.65% (0.20648) | 96.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 20.65% (0.20648) | 94.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/581603 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/994851 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3089 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-039 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6882 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6883 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/581603 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/994851 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3089 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-039 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6882 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6883 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 12, 2001
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jun 8, 2001
Link CVE-2001-0505
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a