Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Services
CVE-2001-0083
Windows Media Unicast Service in Windows Media Services 4.0 and 4.1 does not properly shut down some types of connections, producing a memory leak that allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a series of severed connections, aka the "Severed Windows Media Server Connection" vulnerability.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.173 (97.1th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.173 · newest: 0.173 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows Media Services — versions 4.0, 4.1
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5785 (vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-097 (vendor-advisory)
- support.microsoft.com/default.aspx (vendor-advisory)