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Microsoft Windows Media Player

CVE-2000-0929

Microsoft Windows Media Player 7 allows attackers to cause a denial of service in RTF-enabled email clients via an embedded OCX control that is not closed properly, aka the "OCX Attachment" vulnerability.

What this means for your business

  • It affects Microsoft Windows Media Player. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
  • Code showing how to exploit it has been published, but real attacks have not been confirmed.
  • An attacker can use it remotely, over a network.

What to do

  1. 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Microsoft Windows Media Player, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
  2. 2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.

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Scoring

CVSS
5.0 (v2.0)
Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Assigned by
cve@mitre.org

Dates

Published
2000-12-19
Last modified
2026-09-23
Sources
NVD

Affected products

  • Microsoft Windows Media Player7

As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.

References