CVE-2000-0983 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via null bytes if Remote Desktop Sharing is enabled in Microsoft NetMeeting.
- 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-2000-0983?
CVE-2000-0983 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Jan 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Microsoft NetMeeting with Remote Desktop Sharing enabled allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU utilization) via a sequence of null bytes to the NetMeeting port, aka the "NetMeeting Desktop Sharing" vulnerability.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0983?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Netmeeting.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0983?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0983 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-2000-0983 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-0983 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3ph2-3pv3-wjv3.