CVE-2002-0724

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 25.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2002-09-24 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in SMB (Server Message Block) protocol in Microsoft Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows XP allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a SMB_COM_TRANSACTION packet with a request for the (1) NetShareEnum, (2) NetServerEnum2, or (3) NetServerEnum3, aka "Unchecked Buffer in Network Share Provider Can Lead to Denial of Service".

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
Microsoft Windows Nt: 4.0, 4.0-sp1, 4.0-sp2, 4.0-sp3, 4.0-sp4, 4.0-sp5 (+2)
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103011556323184&w=2
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/250635
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/311619
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/342243
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-045
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A189
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103011556323184&w=2
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/250635
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/311619
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/342243
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-045
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A189

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