MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2002-0864

.Net Windows Server vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
16.0%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
The Remote Data Protocol (RDP) version 5.1 in Microsoft Windows XP allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) when Remote Desktop is enabled via a PDU Confirm Active data packet that does not set the Pattern BLT command, aka "Denial of Service in Remote Desktop."
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
.Net Windows Server
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published
2002-10-11

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 16.0% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2002-0864

  • Confirm whether Microsoft .Net Windows Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2002-0864.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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