CVE-2000-0459

IMP does not remove files properly if the MSWordView application quits, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by filling up the disk space by requesting a large number of documents and prematurely stopping the request.

Published: 2000-04-22 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2000-0459 is rated Moderate Risk (41.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.01%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2000-0459

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 0.44% 1.01% +0.57%
2 2025-03-30 0.49% 0.44% -0.05%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.49% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2000-0459

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2000-0459

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2000-0459

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
imp imp 2.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:imp:imp:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
imp imp 2.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:imp:imp:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
imp imp 2.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:imp:imp:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
imp imp 2.2_pre9 cpe:2.3:a:imp:imp:2.2_pre9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
imp imp 2.2_pre10 cpe:2.3:a:imp:imp:2.2_pre10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
imp imp 2.2_pre11 cpe:2.3:a:imp:imp:2.2_pre11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
imp imp 2.2_pre12 cpe:2.3:a:imp:imp:2.2_pre12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2000-0459

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