CVE-2000-0991 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in Hilgraeve, Inc. HyperTerminal client on Windows 98, ME, and 2000 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long telnet URL, aka the "HyperTerminal Buffer Overflow" vulnerability.

Published: 2001-01-22

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 9.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:hilgraeve:hyperterminal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2000-0978	Buffer overflow in Hilgraeve, Inc. HyperTerminal client on Windows 98, ME, and 2000 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long telnet URL, aka the "HyperTerminal Buffer Overflow" vulnerability.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.09142.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1815
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-079
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5387

History

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Subscriptions

Hilgraeve Hyperterminal

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-01-22T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:37:32.109Z

Reserved: 2000-11-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2000-0991

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2000-12-19T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2000-0991

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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