CVE-2002-1561
mediumpriority · track · 43EPSS 0.377 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The RPC component in Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0, and Windows XP allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disabled RPC service) via a malformed packet to the RPC Endpoint Mapper at TCP port 135, which triggers a null pointer dereference.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
exploits (4)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-21951Microsoft Windows XP/2000/NT 4.0 - RPC Service Denial of Service (1)functional · exploit_db
- EDB-21952Microsoft Windows XP/2000/NT 4.0 - RPC Service Denial of Service (2)functional · exploit_db
- EDB-21953Microsoft Windows XP/2000/NT 4.0 - RPC Service Denial of Service (3)functional · exploit_db
- EDB-21954Microsoft Windows XP/2000/NT 4.0 - RPC Service Denial of Service (4)functional · exploit_db
affected products (5)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft windows 2000 terminal servicesall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000_terminal_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/261537enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/296114/2002-10-14/2002-10-20/0enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6005enisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-010enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A59enisa_euvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/261537US Government Resourcenvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/296114/2002-10-14/2002-10-20/0Vendor Advisorynvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6005ExploitPatchVendor Advisorynvd
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