CVE-2000-0929

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Published Jan 22, 2001 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 14.4% KEV · Not listed

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.

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

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

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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: 14.4% (14.356% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97024839222747&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1714
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-068
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5309

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows Media Player

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 5:37 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 22, 2001, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 5:37 AM
Reserved: Nov 24, 2000, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Sep 23, 2026, 9:10 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 19, 2000, 5:00 AM
Modified: Sep 23, 2026, 9:10 AM

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