CVE-2000-0037

Exp

Majordomo wrapper allows local users to gain privileges by specifying an alternate configuration file.

Published: 1999-12-28 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2000-0037 is rated Exploit Available (50.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.68%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2000-0037

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
19700 exploit_db edb 1999-12-29 Exploit-DB ↗
19699 exploit_db edb 1999-12-29 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2000-0037

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.23% 0.68% +0.45%
2 2026-01-06 0.12% 0.23% +0.11%
3 2025-03-30 0.12%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2000-0037

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2000-0037

OS Trackers for CVE-2000-0037

vendor priority summary link
redhat https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2000-0037

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2000-0037

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
great_circle_associates majordomo 1.94.4 cpe:2.3:a:great_circle_associates:majordomo:1.94.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
great_circle_associates majordomo 1.94.5 cpe:2.3:a:great_circle_associates:majordomo:1.94.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2000-0037

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