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CVE-2000-0851

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 7.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2000-11-14 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in the Still Image Service in Windows 2000 allows local users to gain additional privileges via a long WM_USER message, aka the "Still Image Service Privilege Escalation" vulnerability.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions

References

• http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2000/a090700-1.txt
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1651
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-065
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5203
• http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2000/a090700-1.txt
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1651
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-065
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5203

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