CVE-2000-0495 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Encoder, specifically affecting Microsoft Windows Media Services. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this flaw by sending a malformed request, causing the service to become unavailable. While no active exploitation is reported and community discussion is absent, exploit code for a similar vulnerability (MS00-038) exists on ExploitDB, indicating the potential for disruption. The vulnerability has a medium CVSS score of 5.0, reflecting its network-based attack vector and partial availability impact.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_services:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_services:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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