CVE-2000-0495
mediumpriority · track · 41EPSS 0.323 · 98 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSgrimoire priorityP1 · Urgent
Exploitable?
Public exploit
1 exploit · functional
Likely / severe?
32.3% (98th) EPSS
CVSS 5 · medium
Who says so?
2 sources
enisa_euvd · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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cvss
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5.0
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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weaknesses
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-19974Microsoft Windows Media Services 4.0/4.1 - Denial of Service (MS00-038)functional · exploit_db
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affected products (3)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft windows media services= 4.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- microsoft windows media services= 4.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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also known as (2)
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sources
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published 2000-05-30modified 2026-06-16
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1282enisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-038enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4585enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1282nvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-038nvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4585nvd
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