# CVE-2002-0863: Remote Data Protocol (RDP) version 5.0 in Microsoft Windows 2000 and RDP 5.1 in Windows XP does not encrypt the checksums of plaintext sessi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2002-10-01 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Remote Data Protocol (RDP) version 5.0 in Microsoft Windows 2000 and RDP 5.1 in Windows XP does not encrypt the checksums of plaintext session data, which could allow a remote attacker to determine the contents of encrypted sessions via sniffing, aka "Weak Encryption in RDP Protocol."

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5711
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-051
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10122.php
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/865833
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103235960119404&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5712
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103236181522253&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10121.php
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A199

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