Microsoft Windows Media Services 4.0/4.1 Encoder Request denial of service

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Microsoft Windows Media Services 4.0/4.1 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Encoder Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Windows Media Encoder allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed request, aka the "Malformed Windows Media Encoder Request" vulnerability.

The weakness was disclosed 05/30/2000 with Microsoft as MS00-038 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2000-0495. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k.

Applying the patch MS00-038 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (4585), Exploit-DB (19974), SecurityFocus (BID 1282†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4085†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Access: Public
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Patch: MS00-038

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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS00-038
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0495 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0495
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15607
X-Force: 4585
SecurityFocus: 1282 - Microsoft Media Service DoS Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 4085 - [MS00-038] DoS in Microsoft Windows Media Encoder via Malformed Request, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

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Created: 06/24/2014 11:29 PM
Updated: 02/21/2025 04:42 AM
Changes: 06/24/2014 11:29 PM (66), 05/20/2019 05:41 PM (1), 02/21/2025 04:42 AM (17)
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