Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 12, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2001-0017

Description

Memory leak in PPTP server in Windows NT 4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed data packet, aka the "Malformed PPTP Packet Stream" vulnerability.

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Affected products

Microsoft/Windows Nt
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=4.0
Microsoft/Windows NT 4.0llm-fuzzy
Range: =4.0

Patches

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References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/2368nvd
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-009nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6103nvd

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