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CVE-2001-0083

Windows Media Unicast Service in Windows Media Services 4.0 and 4.1 does not properly shut down some types of connections, producing a memory leak that allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a series of severed connections, aka the "Severed Windows Media Server Connection" vulnerability.

Published: Feb 12, 2001 Modified: Apr 16, 2026

CVSS Metrics

Affected Products (2)

Vendor Product Version
microsoft windows_media_services 4.0
microsoft windows_media_services 4.1

Risk Scores

CVSS Score 5.0 / 10
EPSS Score 19.07%

Top 5% most likely to be exploited

Threat Score 25.7 / 100

Data Sources

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