CVE-2001-0540

N/A Unknown
Published: October 30, 2001 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3099
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-040
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6912
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3099
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-040
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6912
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
29.5%
97th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

microsoft