CVE-2003-1544

Published Dec 31, 2003 microsoft

Overview

CVE-2003-1544 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting microsoft windows_2000. It was published on December 31, 2003.

Technical Description

Unrestricted critical resource lock in Terminal Services for Windows 2000 before SP4 and Windows XP allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (reboot) by obtaining a read lock on msgina.dll, which prevents msgina.dll from being loaded.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from microsoft. Update windows_2000 to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status

References

Ref secunia.com/advisories/7959 Ref securityreason.com/securityalert/3654 Ref support.microsoft.com/kb/815225/en-us Ref www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/308059 Ref www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/308164 Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/6672 Ref www.securitytracker.com/id?1005986 Ref exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11141 Ref exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11816 Ref secunia.com/advisories/7959

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2003-1544?

CVE-2003-1544 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting microsoft windows_2000. It was published on December 31, 2003.

How severe is CVE-2003-1544?

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