CVE-2000-0331

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Published Jul 12, 2000 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 7.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

Buffer overflow in Microsoft command processor (CMD.EXE) for Windows NT and Windows 2000 allows a local user to cause a denial of service via a long environment variable, aka the "Malformed Environment Variable" vulnerability.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:terminal_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 7.5% (7.452% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-04/0147.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1135
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-027

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Terminal Server Windows 2000 Windows Nt

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 5:14 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 12, 2000, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 5:14 AM
Reserved: May 11, 2000, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:51 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 20, 2000, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:51 PM

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