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Vulnerability record · CVE-2001-0505 · published 30 October 2001

CVE-2001-0505: Microsoft services vulnerability

Microsoft · Services

Multiple memory leaks in Microsoft Services for Unix 2.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a large number of malformed requests to (1) the Telnet service, or (2) the NFS service.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 33% · top 1.7%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
33%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Multiple memory leaks in Microsoft Services for Unix 2.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a large number of malformed requests to (1) the Telnet service, or (2) the NFS service.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/581603 US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/994851 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3089
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-039
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6882
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6883
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/581603 US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/994851 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3089
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-039
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6882
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6883

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2001-0505), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.