Microsoft Windows Media Services 4.0/4.1 Handshake denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Microsoft Windows Media Services 4.0/4.1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Handshake Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2000-0211. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Media Services 4.0/4.1 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Handshake Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Windows Media server allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a series of client handshake packets that are sent in an improper sequence, aka the "Misordered Windows Media Services Handshake" vulnerability.

The weakness was released 02/23/2000 with Microsoft as MS00-013 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2000-0211. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10289 (MS00-013: Microsoft Windows Media Server Malformed Handshake Sequence DoS (253943) (intrusive check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90000 (Microsoft Media Server Denial of Service Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS00-013 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (4034), Exploit-DB (19759), Tenable (10289), SecurityFocus (BID 1000†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-106†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 10289
Nessus Name: MS00-013: Microsoft Windows Media Server Malformed Handshake Sequence DoS (253943) (intrusive check)
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OpenVAS ID: 800328
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Media Service Handshake Sequence DoS Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS00-013

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10/13/2002 +958 days 🔍
06/23/2014 +4271 days 🔍
10/18/2025 +4135 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS00-013
Researcher: Originally reported to Microsoft by Kit Knox. Publicized in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS00-013, released February 23, 2000.
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0211 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0211
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15341
X-Force: 4034
SecurityFocus: 1000 - Microsoft Windows Media Services Handshake Sequence DoS Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 106 - [MS00-013] DoS in Windows Media Server via Improper Sequence of Client Handshake Packets, Medium

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

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Created: 06/23/2014 17:48
Updated: 10/18/2025 20:54
Changes: 06/23/2014 17:48 (77), 05/05/2019 00:13 (1), 10/08/2020 09:40 (1), 02/22/2025 03:47 (17), 10/18/2025 20:54 (2)
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