CVE-2001-1184 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.5% (pctl 89)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
wrshdsp.exe in Denicomp Winsock RSHD/NT 2.21.00 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via (1) in 2.20.00 and earlier, an invalid port number such as a negative number, which causes a connection attempt to that port and all ports below 1024, and (2) in 2.21.00, a port number of 1024.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 3.5% — more likely to be exploited than 89% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2001-12-08 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| denicomp | winsock rshd nt |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Denicomp Winsock RSHD/NT Standard Error 2.20.00 - Denial of Service | 2001-12-10 |
| exploit-db | Denicomp Winsock RSHD/NT Standard Error 2.21.00 - Denial of Service | 2001-12-10 |
References
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/245405
- http://www.denicomp.com/rshdnt.htm
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7694.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/244580
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3659
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/245405
- http://www.denicomp.com/rshdnt.htm
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7694.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/244580
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3659
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