CVE-2001-1552

Windows Me vulnerability

CVSS

5.0

EPSS

13.9%

EPSS pct

96th

Exploited

No known

ssdpsrv.exe in Windows ME allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending multiple newlines in a Simple Service Discovery Protocol (SSDP) message. NOTE: multiple replies to the original post state that the problem could not be reproduced.

Affected vendor

Microsoft

Affected product

Windows Me

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Published

2001-12-31

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 13.9% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

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Confirm whether Microsoft Windows Me is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
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