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PUBLISHED DATE: December 31, 2002CVE-2002-1712:
Denial of Service Vulnerability

CVSS:
5
EPSS:
3292.20%
Exploitability:
10
In KEV:
No
Description

Microsoft Windows 2000 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by sending a flood of empty TCP/IP packets with the ACK and FIN bits set to the NetBIOS port (TCP/139), as demonstrated by stream3.

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  1. Can you confirm whether your systems are affected by CVE-2002-1712, and if so, what steps are you currently taking to mitigate this vulnerability?
  2. What is your estimated timeline for fully resolving CVE-2002-1712 in your products or services, and how will you communicate updates on this issue to us as your customer?
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