CVE-2000-0260
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedBuffer overflow in the dvwssr.dll DLL in Microsoft Visual Interdev 1.0 allows users to cause a denial of service or execute commands, aka the "Link View Server-Side Component" vulnerability.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceA buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the dvwssr.dll DLL component of Microsoft Visual Interdev 1.0. The overflow occurs in the Link View server-side component and can be exploited to cause a denial of service or achieve arbitrary command execution on the affected system.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versions= 1.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
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Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate the dvwssr.dll file on the systemSearch for dvwssr.dll in common installation directories such as C:\Program Files\Microsoft Frontpage\ or C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Interdev\, or use the command 'dir /s dvwssr.dll' to search the entire driveAffected if The file dvwssr.dll exists on the system
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Identify installed Microsoft Frontpage or Visual Interdev versionsCheck the Windows registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\FrontPage\ or HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualDev\ for installed version information, or look for the respective program folders in Program FilesAffected if Microsoft Frontpage (any version) or Microsoft Visual Interdev 1.0 is installed
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Verify if the Link View server-side component is enabledCheck the IIS Internet Information Services manager for any installed Frontpage Server Extensions or Visual Interdev web applications that may be utilizing the dvwssr.dll component for Link View functionalityAffected if The Link View server-side component in dvwssr.dll is enabled or accessible via IIS
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Confirm the web server is serving content that could invoke dvwssr.dllExamine IIS configuration files or the web server root directories for any applications or virtual directories that reference or depend on the Frontpage Server Extensions or Visual Interdev Link View functionalityAffected if IIS is running and serving applications that utilize the affected dvwssr.dll DLL component
A system is affected if dvwssr.dll is present AND either Frontpage (any version) or Visual Interdev 1.0 is installed, and the Link View server-side component is enabled and accessible through IIS.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataDisable or remove the dvwssr.dll component if not required, or apply any available Microsoft patches for Visual Interdev 1.0. If the affected system is legacy and no longer supported, consider decommissioning or isolating the application.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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