CVE-2000-0388

Buffer overflow in FreeBSD libmytinfo library allows local users to execute commands via a long TERMCAP environmental variable.

Published: 1990-05-09 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2000-0388 is rated Moderate Risk (57.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.88%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2000-0388

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 0.88% 1.88% +1.00%
2 2025-08-30 0.80% 0.88% +0.08%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.80% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2000-0388

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2000-0388

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2000-0388

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
freebsd freebsd 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 3.1 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 3.2 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 3.3 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 3.4 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2000-0388

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