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CVE-2001-0017

Memory leak in PPTP server in Windows NT 4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service...

5.0 Medium

Memory leak in PPTP server in Windows NT 4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed data packet, aka the "Malformed PPTP Packet Stream" vulnerability.

Exploit likelihood

17.3%Up 5.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Memory leak in PPTP server in Windows NT 4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed data packet, aka the "Malformed PPTP Packet Stream" vulnerability.

Record
CVE-2001-0017
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Memory leak in PPTP server in Windows NT 4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed data packet, aka the "Malformed PPTP Packet Stream" vulnerability.

Record
CVE-2001-0017
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-0017 No score

Memory leak in PPTP server in Windows NT 4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed data packet, aka the "Malformed PPTP Packet Stream" vulnerability.

Record
EUVD-2001-0017
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-74jv-3pf7-q5p8 No score

Memory leak in PPTP server in Windows NT 4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service...

Memory leak in PPTP server in Windows NT 4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed data packet, aka the "Malformed PPTP Packet Stream" vulnerability.

Record
GHSA-74jv-3pf7-q5p8
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2001-0017 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Windows Nt, published March 12, 2001. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.3%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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