CVE-2001-1571

high

Description

The Remote Desktop client in Windows XP sends the most recent user account name in cleartext, which could allow remote attackers to obtain terminal server user account names via sniffing.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3720

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7732.php

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-12/0213.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2001-12-31

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.13093