CVE-2003-0661 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in the NetBT Name Service (NBNS) of Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, 2000, XP, and Server 2003. This flaw allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by observing random memory included in NBNS query responses. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (medium severity) and a FAUCET Risk Score of 96/100, the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no authentication required, potentially leading to confidentiality breaches. Despite its age, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or KEV entry, though it has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.