CVE-2001-1452

By default, DNS servers on Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 Server cache glue records received...

7.5 High

CVE-2001-1452 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Windows 2000, published August 31, 2001. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 9.38%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

By default, DNS servers on Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 Server cache glue records received from non-delegated name servers, which allows remote attackers to poison the DNS cache via spoofed DNS responses.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

9.38%Down 4.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2001-1452
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-346
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2001-1452
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2001-1432 No score

Record: EUVD-2001-1432
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h6vw-m287-cx84 7.5

By default, DNS servers on Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 Server cache glue records received...

Record: GHSA-h6vw-m287-cx84
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-346
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
When	Changed	Sources
2026-11-03	aliases	EUVD
2026-11-02	created	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD