Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 4, 2000· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2000-0168
CVE-2000-0168
Description
Microsoft Windows 9x operating systems allow an attacker to cause a denial of service via a pathname that includes file device names, aka the "DOS Device in Path Name" vulnerability.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98:*:gold:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98:*:gold:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98se:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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