CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-0053

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in the SNMP agent service in Windows 95/98/98SE, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and Windows XP allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a malformed management request.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to remotely take control of the system or disrupt its operation, potentially leading to serious consequences for the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update operating systems to the latest versions and implement appropriate security measures to minimize the risk of exploitation of this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in SNMP agent service in Windows 95/98/98SE, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and Windows XP allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a malformed management request. NOTE: this candidate may be split or merged with other candidates. This and other PROTOS-related candidates, especially CVE-2002-0012 and CVE-2002-0013, will be updated when more accurate information is available.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS