Description
Microsoft Windows 2000 telnet service allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long logon command that contains a backspace.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Microsoft Windows Server 2000 - Telnet 'Username' Denial of Service EDB-20907 · dos · Jun 7, 2001 · verified
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References
- MS01-031 vendor-advisory
- L-092 third-party-advisory government-resource
- win2k-telnet-username-dos(6666) vdb-entry
- 2838 vdb-entry
- 20010608 Range checking fault condition in Microsoft Windows 2000 Telnet server vendor-advisory