CVE-2000-0331

medium

Description

Buffer overflow in Microsoft command processor (CMD.EXE) for Windows NT and Windows 2000 allows a local user to cause a denial of service via a long environment variable, aka the "Malformed Environment Variable" vulnerability.

References

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-027

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1135

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-04/0147.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2000-04-20

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H