Denial of Service Vulnerability in Microsoft NetMeeting with Remote Desktop Sharing
CVE-2000-0983

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor

Microsoft
Status
Netmeeting
Vendor
CVE Published:
19 December 2000

What is CVE-2000-0983?

The Microsoft NetMeeting application with Remote Desktop Sharing enabled is susceptible to a vulnerability that allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service. By sending a specific sequence of null bytes to the port used by NetMeeting, an attacker can cause excessive CPU utilization, which disrupts the service and impacts availability. This vulnerability highlights the importance of securing remote desktop applications to protect against such targeted attacks.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5368
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http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN...
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https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securit...
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EPSS Score

17% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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