CVE-2000-0530

Exp

The KApplication class in the KDE 1.1.2 configuration file management capability allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files.

Published: 2000-05-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2000-0530 is rated High Exploit Risk (61.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.27%). Core evidence: 5 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-2000-0530

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
19981 exploit_db edb 2000-05-31 Exploit-DB ↗
19980 exploit_db edb 2000-05-31 Exploit-DB ↗
19979 exploit_db edb 2000-05-31 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2000-0530

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 2026-01-04 0.09% 0.27% +0.18%
2 2024-12-17 0.04% 0.09% +0.05%
3 2023-03-07 0.04%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2000-0530

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
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.
3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2000-0530

OS Trackers for CVE-2000-0530

vendor priority summary link
redhat https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2000-0530

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2000-0530

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
caldera openlinux 2.4 cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kde kde 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2000-0530

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