# CVE-2000-0885: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via buffer overflows in Microsoft Network Monitor protocol parsing.

- **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:** 29 Nov 2000
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h5rj-28xj-8wwg

## What is CVE-2000-0885?

CVE-2000-0885 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 29 Nov 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Buffer overflows in Microsoft Network Monitor (Netmon) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long Browser Name in a CIFS Browse Frame, a long SNMP community name, or a long username or filename in an SMB session, aka the "Netmon Protocol Parsing" vulnerability.  NOTE: It is highly likely that this candidate will be split into multiple candidates.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0885?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Microsoft Systems Management Server, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Nt.

## How do I fix CVE-2000-0885?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0885 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2000-0885 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0885 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 2000

- [CVE-2000-0100](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0100/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2004-0728](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0728/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2000-0885 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2000-0885 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 29 Nov 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0885 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Windows 2000. 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-2000-0885/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0885/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-0885
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0885
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2000-0885

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.