CVE-2001-0083

medium Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS Score
19.1%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 5% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
P
Published: February 12, 2001 (9222 days ago)
Last Modified: April 16, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

Description

Windows Media Unicast Service in Windows Media Services 4.0 and 4.1 does not properly shut down some types of connections, producing a memory leak that allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a series of severed connections, aka the "Severed Windows Media Server Connection" vulnerability.

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

microsoft windows media services

References

🔗 support.microsoft.com 🔗 docs.microsoft.com 🔗 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com 🔗 support.microsoft.com 🔗 docs.microsoft.com