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CVE-2001-0505

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2001-0505 describes multiple memory leaks in Microsoft Services for Unix 2.0. Remote attackers can exploit these vulnerabilities by sending numerous malformed requests to either the Telnet or NFS services, leading to memory exhaustion and a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (MEDIUM), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and results in partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:services:2.0:*:unix:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
33.36%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.3336 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 23,690 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-039
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/6882
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/6883
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/581603
US Government Resource
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/994851
US Government Resource
securityfocus.com / bid/3089