CVE-2001-1571 describes a vulnerability in the Remote Desktop client of Microsoft Windows XP where the most recent user account name is transmitted in cleartext. This allows remote attackers to sniff network traffic and obtain sensitive user account names, posing a privacy risk. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity and no authentication, leading to a compromise of confidentiality. Despite its age, there is no known active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. However, it has garnered significant community discussion, with 10 mentions, suggesting ongoing interest or awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:home:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:gold:professional:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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.
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 records are not available for this CVE.