Microsoft Windows 2000 Malformed RPC Packet Vulnerability Patch

eliminates a security vulnerability which could allow a malicious user to cause a denial-of-service on a Windows computer.

Operating system

Windows 2000

File size

561 KB

License

Freeware

Last updated

Apr 25, 2026

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Overview

What is Microsoft Windows 2000 Malformed RPC Packet Vulnerability Patch?

eliminates a security vulnerability which could allow a malicious user to cause a denial-of-service on a Windows computer.

In depth

A closer look at Microsoft Windows 2000 Malformed RPC Packet Vulnerability Patch

A malicious user could exploit the vulnerability to cause the RPC (Remote Procedure Call) service on a remote Windows server to crash, and stop responding to client requests.

The computers at greatest risk from this vulnerability are Windows servers that are connected to the Internet. Computers that are protected by a firewall which blocks incoming and outgoing traffic on ports 135 to 139 as well as 445 are protected from attacks that attempt to exploit this vulnerability.

Verdict

Should you download Microsoft Windows 2000 Malformed RPC Packet Vulnerability Patch?

Microsoft Windows 2000 Malformed RPC Packet Vulnerability Patch runs on Windows 2000 and is available under the Freeware license — the installer is 561 KB. We’ve catalogued it under System.

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