CVE-2001-1055 json
The Microsoft Windows network stack allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a flood of malformed ARP req…
published 2001-07-30 25 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2001-1036
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 22.3%
- EPSS 22.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
The Microsoft Windows network stack allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a flood of malformed ARP request packets with random source IP and MAC addresses, as demonstrated by ARPNuke.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-21040)
- Published
Exploit prediction
22.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-21040 Microsoft Windows 98 - ARP Denial of Service dos, 2001-07-30
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3113 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/3113
vdb-entry, exploit, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/200323
mailing-list, vendor-advisory
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/6924
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2001-1055
- NVD CVE-2001-1055
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