CVE-2001-0083
Windows Media Unicast Service in Windows Media Services 4.0 and 4.1 does not properly shut down...
Windows Media Unicast Service in Windows Media Services 4.0 and 4.1 does not properly shut down some types of connections, producing a memory leak that allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a series of severed connections, aka the "Severed Windows Media Server Connection" vulnerability.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Windows Media Unicast Service in Windows Media Services 4.0 and 4.1 does not properly shut down some types of connections, producing a memory leak that allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a series of severed connections, aka the "Severed Windows Media Server Connection" vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2001-0083- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Windows Media Unicast Service in Windows Media Services 4.0 and 4.1 does not properly shut down some types of connections, producing a memory leak that allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a series of severed connections, aka the "Severed Windows Media Server Connection" vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2001-0083- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-0083 No score
Windows Media Unicast Service in Windows Media Services 4.0 and 4.1 does not properly shut down some types of connections, producing a memory leak that allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a series of severed connections, aka the "Severed Windows Media Server Connection" vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2001-0083- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v64h-8rq4-grgg No score
Windows Media Unicast Service in Windows Media Services 4.0 and 4.1 does not properly shut down...
Windows Media Unicast Service in Windows Media Services 4.0 and 4.1 does not properly shut down some types of connections, producing a memory leak that allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a series of severed connections, aka the "Severed Windows Media Server Connection" vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-v64h-8rq4-grgg- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2001-0083 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Windows Media Services, published February 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
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5785
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-097
support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ281256
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0083
github.com/advisories/GHSA-v64h-8rq4-grgg