CVE-2000-0495

Windows Media Encoder - Denial of Service via Malformed Request

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2000-0495. PoCs published by Kit Knox.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit sends a malformed packet to the Windows Media Encoder service on port 7007, causing a denial of service (DoS) by triggering an invalid page fault in MFC42.DLL. The PoC is a simple TCP client that connects to the target and sends a predefined malicious packet.

Description

Microsoft Windows Media Encoder allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed request, aka the "Malformed Windows Media Encoder Request" vulnerability.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Kit Knox · cdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19974

This exploit sends a malformed packet to the Windows Media Encoder service on port 7007, causing a denial of service (DoS) by triggering an invalid page fault in MFC42.DLL. The PoC is a simple TCP client that connects to the target and sends a predefined malicious packet.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Windows Media Encoder 4.1.0.3920
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target system · Windows Media Encoder service running on port 7007
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1282
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4585

Scores

EPSS 0.3234
EPSS Percentile 98.1%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
microsoft/windows_media_services 4.0
microsoft/windows_media_services 4.1
Published May 30, 2000
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026