The Apache 1.3.x HTTP server for Windows platforms allows remote attackers to list directory contents by requesting a URL containing a large number of / characters.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2000-0505 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 46.37%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +8.20% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19975 | exploit_db | edb | 2000-05-31 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2025-12-28 | 38.17% | 46.37% | +8.20% |
| 2 | 2025-12-27 | 46.37% | 38.17% | -8.20% |
| 3 | 2025-10-28 | — | 46.37% | — |
Full EPSS history (13 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
Fixed in Apache HTTP Server 1.3.14: http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_13.html
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| apache | http_server | 1.3.6 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.6:*:win32:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | http_server | 1.3.9 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.9:*:win32:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | http_server | 1.3.11 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.11:*:win32:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | http_server | 1.3.12 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.12:*:win32:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | http_server | 1.3.3 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:http_server:1.3.3:*:win32:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | http_server | 1.3.6.2 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:http_server:1.3.6.2:*:win32:*:*:*:*:* |