Vulnerabilities > CVE-2001-1560 - Denial of Service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP

047910
CVSS 2.1 - LOW
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
PARTIAL
local
low complexity
microsoft
exploit available
NVD
Published: 2001-12-31
Updated: 2019-04-30

Summary

Win32k.sys (aka Graphics Device Interface (GDI)) in Windows 2000 and XP allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by calling the ShowWindow function after receiving a WM_NCCREATE message.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Microsoft
5

Exploit-Db

descriptionMicrosoft Windows 2000/XP GDI Denial of Service Vulnerability. CVE-2001-1560. Dos exploit for windows platform
idEDB-ID:21131
last seen2016-02-02
modified2001-10-29
published2001-10-29
reporterPeterB
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/21131/
titleMicrosoft Windows 2000/XP GDI Denial of Service Vulnerability

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