First published: Tue Nov 14 2000(Updated: )
Race condition in Microsoft Windows Media server allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service in the Windows Media Unicast Service via a malformed request, aka the "Unicast Service Race Condition" vulnerability.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Microsoft Windows Media Services | =4.1 | |
Microsoft Windows Media Services | =4.0 |
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CVE-2000-0849 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service.
To fix CVE-2000-0849, apply the latest patches or updates provided by Microsoft for Windows Media Services.
CVE-2000-0849 affects Microsoft Windows Media Services version 4.0 and 4.1.
Exploiting CVE-2000-0849 allows remote attackers to cause the Windows Media Unicast Service to crash, leading to service disruption.
Any organization using unpatched versions of Microsoft Windows Media Services 4.0 or 4.1 is vulnerable to CVE-2000-0849.