CVE-2002-0863

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 22.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2002-10-11 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Remote Data Protocol (RDP) version 5.0 in Microsoft Windows 2000 and RDP 5.1 in Windows XP does not encrypt the checksums of plaintext session data, which could allow a remote attacker to determine the contents of encrypted sessions via sniffing, aka "Weak Encryption in RDP Protocol."

Affected products

Microsoft .Net Windows Server: beta3
Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services: 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=103235960119404&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103236181522253&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10121.php
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10122.php
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/865833
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5711
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5712
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-051
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A199
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103235960119404&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103236181522253&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10121.php

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