CVE-2001-1184 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Denicomp Winsock RSHD/NT versions 2.21.00 and earlier. Remote attackers can exploit this by sending specific invalid port numbers, causing excessive CPU consumption on the affected server. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to system unavailability. While not currently on the CISA KEV list or showing active exploitation, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, indicating a known attack method. There is no significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:denicomp:winsock_rshd_nt:2.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.21CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:denicomp:winsock_rshd_nt:2.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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