Microsoft Netmeeting 3.0.1 Desktop Sharing denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Microsoft Netmeeting 3.0.1. This affects an unknown part of the component Desktop Sharing Handler. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2000-0983. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Microsoft Netmeeting 3.0.1. Affected is an unknown part of the component Desktop Sharing Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft NetMeeting with Remote Desktop Sharing enabled allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU utilization) via a sequence of null bytes to the NetMeeting port, aka the "NetMeeting Desktop Sharing" vulnerability.

The weakness was shared 12/19/2000 by Kirk Corey with Microsoft (Website). The advisory is available at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2000-0983. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90001 (Microsoft NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing DoS Vulnerability (MS00-077)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5368), Exploit-DB (20289), SecurityFocus (BID 1798†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-3137†). The entry VDB-17068 is related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Kirk Corey
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0983 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0983
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16194
X-Force: 5368
SecurityFocus: 1798 - Microsoft NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing DoS Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 3137 - [MS00-077] \, Medium

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

Created: 07/02/2014 11:11
Updated: 02/17/2025 03:55
Changes: 07/02/2014 11:11 (58), 05/18/2019 08:55 (4), 02/17/2025 03:55 (27)
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