CVE-2000-0929 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause denial of service in RTF email clients via malicious embedded OCX controls in Windows Media Player attachments.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2000-0929?
CVE-2000-0929 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player, published on 22 Jan 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Microsoft Windows Media Player 7 allows attackers to cause a denial of service in RTF-enabled email clients via an embedded OCX control that is not closed properly, aka the "OCX Attachment" vulnerability.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0929?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Windows Media Player.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0929?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0929 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-2000-0929 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-0929 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Media Player
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2f3p-79j4-gp2g.