CVE-2001-0659 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the IrDA driver of Microsoft Windows 2000. This flaw allows a physically proximate attacker to trigger a denial of service, specifically a system reboot, by sending a malformed IrDA packet. Rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.0, the attack requires low complexity and no authentication, but its impact is limited to availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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