CVE-2000-0983 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Microsoft NetMeeting, specifically when Remote Desktop Sharing is enabled. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by sending a sequence of null bytes to the NetMeeting port, causing high CPU utilization and rendering the service unavailable. While the CVSS score is 5.0 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and no authentication required, its FAUCET Risk Score is 92/100. Although not actively exploited in the wild or on the KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB, and there is no significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:netmeeting:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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