CVE-2000-1034 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow in the Windows 2000 System Monitor ActiveX control when viewing malicious HTML.
- 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-2000-1034?
CVE-2000-1034 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, 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
Buffer overflow in the System Monitor ActiveX control in Windows 2000 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long LogFileName parameter in HTML source code, aka the "ActiveX Parameter Validation" vulnerability.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-1034?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Windows 2000.
How do I fix CVE-2000-1034?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-1034 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2000-1034 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-1034 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 2000
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wwrg-62f8-mmw8.