CVE-2000-0256

FrontPage Server Extensions - Buffer Overflow in htimage.exe and Imagemap.exe

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2000-0256. PoCs published by Narrow.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup describing a buffer overflow vulnerability in FrontPage's htimage.exe and imagemap.exe, where a request with 741+ characters in the mapname parameter causes a crash. The document notes potential for arbitrary code execution due to EIP control.

Description

Buffer overflows in htimage.exe and Imagemap.exe in FrontPage 97 and 98 Server Extensions allow a user to conduct activities that are not otherwise available through the web site, aka the "Server-Side Image Map Components" vulnerability.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Narrow · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19853

This is a writeup describing a buffer overflow vulnerability in FrontPage's htimage.exe and imagemap.exe, where a request with 741+ characters in the mapname parameter causes a crash. The document notes potential for arbitrary code execution due to EIP control.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Microsoft FrontPage (htimage.exe, imagemap.exe)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target server · FrontPage extensions installed
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470458/100/0/threaded
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1117
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34720

Scores

EPSS 0.1170
EPSS Percentile 95.5%

Details

Status published
Products (3)
microsoft/frontpage
microsoft/personal_web_server 2.0
microsoft/windows_nt 4.0
Published Apr 19, 2000
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026