CVE-2001-0876

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 49.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2001-12-20 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) on Windows 98, 98SE, ME, and XP allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a NOTIFY directive with a long Location URL.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 98: all versions
Microsoft Windows 98Se: all versions
Microsoft Windows Me: all versions
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100887440810532&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=100887271006313&w=2
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-37.html
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-030.shtml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/951555
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3723
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-059
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7721
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100887440810532&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=100887271006313&w=2
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-37.html
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-030.shtml

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