Detections
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MS02-025: Exchange 2000 Exhaust CPU Resources (320436)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 11143
Synopsis
It is possible to launch a denial of service attack against the remote mail server.Description
The remote host is running Exchange Server 2000. The remote version of this software contains a flaw that allows an attacker to cause a temporary denial of service.To do this, the attacker needs to send an email message with malformed attributes. CPU utilization will spike at 100% until the message has been processed.
Solution
Microsoft has released a set of patches for Exchange 2000.See Also
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2002/ms02-025
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 11143
File Name: smb_nt_ms02-025.nasl
Version: 1.42
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 10/24/2002
Updated: 11/15/2018
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 1.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.3
Temporal Score: 4.6
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:exchange_server
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/29/2002
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/29/2002
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2002-0368
BID: 4881