CVE-2001-0659
Buffer overflow in IrDA driver providing infrared data exchange on Windows 2000 allows attackers...
Buffer overflow in IrDA driver providing infrared data exchange on Windows 2000 allows attackers who are physically close to the machine to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a malformed IrDA packet.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in IrDA driver providing infrared data exchange on Windows 2000 allows attackers who are physically close to the machine to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a malformed IrDA packet.
- Record
CVE-2001-0659- 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
Buffer overflow in IrDA driver providing infrared data exchange on Windows 2000 allows attackers who are physically close to the machine to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a malformed IrDA packet.
- Record
CVE-2001-0659- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-0645 No score
Buffer overflow in IrDA driver providing infrared data exchange on Windows 2000 allows attackers who are physically close to the machine to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a malformed IrDA packet.
- Record
EUVD-2001-0645- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9cf4-53j8-hcv6 No score
Buffer overflow in IrDA driver providing infrared data exchange on Windows 2000 allows attackers...
Buffer overflow in IrDA driver providing infrared data exchange on Windows 2000 allows attackers who are physically close to the machine to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a malformed IrDA packet.
- Record
GHSA-9cf4-53j8-hcv6- 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-2001-0659 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Windows 2000, published September 20, 2001. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.96%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.