7.5High
Microsoft Systems Management Server
CVE-2000-0885
Buffer overflows in Microsoft Network Monitor (Netmon) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long Browser Name in a CIFS Browse Frame, a long SNMP community name, or a long username or filename in an SMB session, aka the "Netmon Protocol Parsing" vulnerability. NOTE: It is highly likely that this candidate will be split into multiple candidates.
What this means for your business
- It affects Microsoft Systems Management Server. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
- An attacker can use it remotely, over a network.
What to do
- 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Microsoft Systems Management Server, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
- 2If you do, follow the vendor's guidance. No patch reference has been published yet.
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Scoring
- CVSS
- 7.5 (v2.0)
- Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Assigned by
- cve@mitre.org
Dates
- Published
- 2000-12-19
- Last modified
- 2026-09-23
- Sources
- NVD
Affected products
- Microsoft Systems Management Server1.2, 2.0
- Microsoft Windows 2000all versions
- Microsoft Windows Nt4.0
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.