CVE-2000-0495 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Windows Media Encoder by sending a malformed request.
- 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-2000-0495?
CVE-2000-0495 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Oct 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed request, aka the "Malformed Windows Media Encoder Request" vulnerability.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0495?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Windows Media Services.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0495?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0495 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-2000-0495 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-0495 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jrv6-w97f-q9vv.