# CVE-2000-0256: Memory corruption in n/a

> Buffer overflows in FrontPage Server Extensions allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via crafted requests to image map components.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Apr 2000
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-52gp-xhpr-89c9

## What is CVE-2000-0256?

CVE-2000-0256 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Nt, published on 26 Apr 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Buffer overflows in htimage.exe and Imagemap.exe in FrontPage 97 and 98 Server Extensions allow a user to conduct activities that are not otherwise available through the web site, aka the "Server-Side Image Map Components" vulnerability.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0256?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Microsoft Frontpage, Microsoft Personal Web Server, Microsoft Windows Nt.

## How do I fix CVE-2000-0256?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0256 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2000-0256 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-0256 exists.

Public exploit code:

- FrontPage 97/98 - Server Image Mapper Buffer Overflow (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Nt

- [CVE-2004-0573](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0573/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2000-0746](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0746/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2000-0260](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0260/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-1999-0012](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0012/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 7.0)
- [CVE-2007-3109](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3109/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2000-0256 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2000-0256 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Nt, published on 26 Apr 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-0256 exists.

Affected product: Microsoft Windows Nt. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0256/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0256/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-0256
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0256
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2000-0256

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