CVE-2001-0241 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in Internet Printing ISAPI extension in Windows 2000 allows remote attackers to gain root privileges via a long print request that is passed to the extension through IIS 5.0.

Published: 2001-09-18

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 85.8% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.85785.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98874912915948&w=2
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-10.html
http://www.osvdb.org/3323
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2674
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-023
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6485
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1068

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 2000

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-09-18T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:14:07.060Z

Reserved: 2001-03-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0241

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-06-27T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2001-0241

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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