Security readout for executives and security teams
This issue can let a remote actor exhaust memory on Microsoft Windows 2000 by flooding the NetBIOS service on TCP/139 with empty TCP packets. The reported impact is denial of service, not data theft or code execution. Evidence is old and incomplete, so urgency depends on whether any Windows 2000 hosts still expose TCP/139. Exposure is most plausible on legacy Microsoft Windows 2000 systems with TCP/139 reachable from untrusted networks. The source bundle does not identify other affected products or versions. Treat this as a legacy exposure problem. It is unlikely to matter if Windows 2000 is absent, but any exposed system should be isolated quickly because the impact is service outage and remediation evidence is dated. Mitigation focus: Review Microsoft Q280446 for vendor guidance and historical remediation details.; Identify any Windows 2000 systems in production or connected lab networks.; Restrict untrusted network access to NetBIOS TCP/139 wherever possible..
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- win2k-empty-tcp-dos(8037)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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