CVE-2000-0523

Exp

Buffer overflow in the logging feature of EServ 2.9.2 and earlier allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands via a long MKD command.

Published: 2000-06-06 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2000-0523 is rated High Exploit Risk (85.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.62%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2000-0523

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
19997 exploit_db edb 2000-05-10 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2000-0523

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 2026-06-05 5.46% 4.62% -0.84%
2 2025-09-23 4.58% 5.46% +0.88%
3 2025-04-27 4.58%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2000-0523

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-2000-0523

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2000-0523

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
etype eserv 2.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:etype:eserv:2.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2000-0523

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