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CVE-2001-0659

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 8.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-03-09 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in IrDA driver providing infrared data exchange on Windows 2000 allows attackers who are physically close to the machine to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a malformed IrDA packet.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions

References

• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/209385
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3215
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-046
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7008
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/209385
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3215
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-046
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7008

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