CVE-1999-0700 Memory corruption in n/a
A buffer overflow in Microsoft Phone Dialer allows code execution via a malformed dialer.ini file, requiring user interaction to open the application.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-0700?
CVE-1999-0700 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 4 Jan 2000. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Buffer overflow in Microsoft Phone Dialer (dialer.exe), via a malformed dialer entry in the dialer.ini file.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0700?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Nt.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0700?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0700 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-1999-0700 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-0700 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 2000
Sources
Also known as GHSA-256c-v65p-vvfh.