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TI-2001-00083 Aliases CVE-2001-0083GHSA-v64h-8rq4-grgg

Windows Media Unicast Service in Windows Media Services 4.0 and 4.1 does not properly…

Priority MEDIUM 40Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.17341 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_services:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_services:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1VulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_services:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_services:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0083
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v64h-8rq4-grgg

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2007-00060 Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Media Format Runtime 7.1, 9, 9.5, 9.5 x64 Edition… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2009-02386 Microsoft Windows Media Format Runtime 9.0, 9.5, and 11 and Windows Media Services 9.1… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2008-02882 Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.4, Windows Media Format Runtime 7.1 through 11, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2009-02387 Microsoft Windows Media Format Runtime 9.0, 9.5, and 11; and Microsoft Media Foundation… CVSS 2.0HIGH 8.5
  • TI-2000-00495 Microsoft Windows Media Encoder allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2003-00827 Unknown vulnerability in Windows Media Station Service and Windows Media Monitor Service… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
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Sources

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