Memory leak in NNTP service in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a large number of malformed posts
Published Mar 9, 2002
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 18.84%
Description
Memory leak in NNTP service in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a large number of malformed posts.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 2000
Configuration 2
- n/a
- 4.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 18.84% (0.18837) | 97.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 18.84% (0.18837) | 96.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 20.60% (0.20604) | 97.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 18.00% (0.18000) | 96.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 16.44% (0.16439) | 96.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 7.76% (0.07761) | 91.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 8.96% (0.08962) | 92.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 10.18% (0.10179) | 92.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 8.96% (0.08962) | 92.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 10.76% (0.10765) | 93.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.57% (0.08566) | 91.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.36% (0.07355) | 85.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 8.57% (0.08566) | 91.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 7.92% (0.07918) | 94.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.60% (0.00603) | 77.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.60% (0.00603) | 75.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 13.53% (0.13525) | 95.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 13.53% (0.13525) | 95.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 13.53% (0.13525) | 90.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3183 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-043 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6977 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A334 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3183 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-043 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6977 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A334 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
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