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CVE-2001-0083

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 17.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2001-02-12 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Windows Media Unicast Service in Windows Media Services 4.0 and 4.1 does not properly shut down some types of connections, producing a memory leak that allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a series of severed connections, aka the "Severed Windows Media Server Connection" vulnerability.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows Media Services: 4.0, 4.1

References

• http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ281256
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-097
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5785
• http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ281256
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-097
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5785

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