CVE-2000-0177

Exp

DNSTools CGI applications allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.

Published: 2000-03-02 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2000-0177 is rated High Exploit Risk (80.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.29%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2000-0177

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
19786 exploit_db edb 2000-03-02 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2000-0177

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 2025-03-30 13.21% 4.29% -8.92%
2 2025-03-29 4.29% 13.21% +8.92%
3 2025-03-17 — 4.29% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2000-0177

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2000-0177

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2000-0177

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
dnstools_software dnstools <= 1.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:dnstools_software:dnstools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2000-0177

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