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Plain-English summary
Microsoft Network Monitor (Netmon), a network traffic analysis tool bundled with older Windows Server products, contained multiple buffer overflow bugs in how it parsed captured network protocols. An attacker who could get Netmon to inspect specially crafted traffic could crash the tool or run arbitrary code with the analyst's privileges. Microsoft addressed this in security bulletin MS00-083 in 2000.
Executive priority
Low priority for modern enterprises: the affected tool and operating systems are more than two decades out of support. Priority rises only if legacy Windows NT or Windows 2000 systems with original Netmon remain in operational use, in which case decommissioning is the durable answer.
Technical view
Netmon's protocol parsers mishandled oversized fields in several protocols: a long Browser Name inside a CIFS Browse Frame, a long SNMP community string, and long username or filename fields in SMB session traffic. Each triggered a stack buffer overflow, permitting arbitrary code execution in the context of the user running Netmon. Fixed by MS00-083. The MITRE entry notes the candidate may be split.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to legacy Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 systems still running the vulnerable Netmon versions. Modern environments should have no realistic exposure, but forensic labs, museum systems, or long-lived isolated networks that retain original Netmon installations could still be affected.
Exploitation context
Not listed in CISA KEV and no public evidence of active exploitation in the provided sources. Exploitation requires the victim analyst to capture attacker-influenced traffic containing the malformed CIFS, SNMP, or SMB fields, making it opportunistic rather than remotely wormable in the traditional sense.
Researcher notes
MITRE explicitly notes this candidate may be split into multiple CVEs because three distinct parsers are implicated. No CVSS, CWE, or CPE data is present in the bundle, and no exploit references are cited. Treat any risk assessment as historical; validation should focus on whether legacy Netmon binaries persist anywhere in scope.
Mitigation direction
- Apply Microsoft security bulletin MS00-083 patch on any legacy systems still running affected Netmon versions.
- Retire or upgrade Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 hosts that host vulnerable Netmon builds.
- Restrict Netmon use to trusted, isolated capture environments rather than production packet analysis.
- Prefer modern packet-capture tooling with maintained protocol dissectors over legacy Netmon.
Validation and detection
- Inventory hosts with Microsoft Network Monitor installed and record installed version and build.
- Cross-check installed builds against the fixed versions listed in MS00-083.
- Confirm patch state via Windows Update history or file version metadata on netmon binaries.
- Verify legacy Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 assets are decommissioned or fully isolated.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- network-monitor-bo(5399)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- MS00-083CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS
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