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CVE-2002-2077

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 15.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2005-07-14 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The DCOM client in Windows 2000 before SP3 does not properly clear memory before sending an "alter context" request, which may allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the session.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions

References

• http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3BEN-US%3Bq300367
• http://www.bindview.com/Services/razor/Advisories/2002/adv_dcom.cfm
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8739.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4410
• http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3BEN-US%3Bq300367
• http://www.bindview.com/Services/razor/Advisories/2002/adv_dcom.cfm
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8739.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4410

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