CVE-2000-0347 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Windows 95/98 systems by sending a NetBIOS session request with a NULL source name.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2000-0347?
CVE-2000-0347 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 98, published on 13 Oct 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Windows 95 and Windows 98 allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a NetBIOS session request packet with a NULL source name.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0347?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0347?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0347 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2000-0347 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-0347 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 98
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r4cq-66qw-666j.