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CVE-2000-0991
Buffer overflow in Hilgraeve, Inc. HyperTerminal client on Windows 98, ME, and 2000 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands…
High7.5EPSS 9.7%
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- mitre
Description
Buffer overflow in Hilgraeve, Inc. HyperTerminal client on Windows 98, ME, and 2000 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long telnet URL, aka the "HyperTerminal Buffer Overflow" vulnerability.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 9.7% · top 4.5% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (3)
- MS00-079 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- 1815 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- win-hyperterminal-telnet-bo(5387) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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