CVE-2000-0929

Microsoft Windows Media Player 7 - DoS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2000-0929. PoCs published by Ussr Labs.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup describing a DoS vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7 due to improper handling of OCX controls in RTF emails. The flaw causes RTF-enabled email clients like Outlook or Outlook Express to crash when closing a malicious email.

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Ussr Labs · textremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20240

This is a writeup describing a DoS vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7 due to improper handling of OCX controls in RTF emails. The flaw causes RTF-enabled email clients like Outlook or Outlook Express to crash when closing a malicious email.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Windows Media Player 7, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Outlook Express
No auth needed
Prerequisites: RTF-enabled email client (Outlook/Outlook Express) · Windows Media Player 7 installed
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97024839222747&w=2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5309
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1714

Scores

EPSS 0.1436
EPSS Percentile 96.2%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
microsoft/windows_media_player 7
Published Dec 19, 2000
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026