CVE-2000-0851 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Still Image Service of Microsoft Windows 2000. This flaw allows a local attacker to escalate privileges by sending a specially crafted, long WM_USER message. The vulnerability carries a medium severity CVSS score of 4.6, indicating that it requires local access and has low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an exploit is available on ExploitDB, though it has garnered no community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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