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

  1. 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Microsoft Systems Management Server, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
  2. 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.

References