CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-1448

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A memory leak in the Windows 2000 kernel allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by hanging an SMB request via a NetBIOS continuation packet.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to disrupt system operations, leading to downtime in network services.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the system to the latest version and monitor network traffic for suspicious NetBIOS packets.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Memory leak in the Windows 2000 kernel allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (SMB request hang) via a NetBIOS continuation packet.

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