Remote Data Protocol (RDP) version 5.0 in Microsoft Windows 2000 and RDP 5.1 in Windows XP does not encrypt the checksums of plaintext session data, which could allow a remote attacker to determine the contents of encrypted sessions via sniffing, aka "Weak Encryption in RDP Protocol."
Published Oct 1, 2002
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 21.98%
Description
Remote Data Protocol (RDP) version 5.0 in Microsoft Windows 2000 and RDP 5.1 in Windows XP does not encrypt the checksums of plaintext session data, which could allow a remote attacker to determine the contents of encrypted sessions via sniffing, aka "Weak Encryption in RDP Protocol."
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- beta3
Configuration 2
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- n/a
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- n/a
- n/a
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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:P/I:N/A:N
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 (24 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 21.98% (0.21976) | 97.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 21.98% (0.21976) | 97.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 24.00% (0.24001) | 97.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 21.98% (0.21976) | 97.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 23, 2026 | 15.94% (0.15936) | 94.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 8, 2026 | 20.22% (0.20219) | 95.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 17.94% (0.17936) | 94.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 9.51% (0.09512) | 92.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 17.94% (0.17936) | 94.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 9.51% (0.09512) | 92.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 17.94% (0.17936) | 94.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 23.38% (0.23377) | 95.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.74% (0.08742) | 91.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 13.83% (0.13829) | 90.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 8.74% (0.08742) | 91.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 7, 2025 | 12.19% (0.12191) | 95.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 13.54% (0.13543) | 95.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 9, 2024 | 2.27% (0.02268) | 89.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 2.01% (0.02008) | 87.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 12, 2023 | 1.43% (0.01425) | 84.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.25% (0.01250) | 83.39th | 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) |
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103235960119404&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103236181522253&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10121.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10122.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/865833 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5711 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5712 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-051 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A199 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103235960119404&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103236181522253&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10121.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10122.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/865833 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5711 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5712 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-051 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A199 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
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