What is CVE-2001-0540?

CVE-2001-0540 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Terminal Server. Published 2001-10-30.

Is CVE-2001-0540 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Terminal Server

CVE-2001-0540

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.

EPSS: 0.712 (99.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Microsoft Terminal_server
N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

nkemrex/My-Dissertation

References

cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2001-0540?: CVE-2001-0540 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Terminal Server. Published 2001-10-30.
Is CVE-2001-0540 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.