The KApplication class in the KDE 1.1.2 configuration file management capability allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files.
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.
| 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 ↗ |
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)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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3.9 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
redhat
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— | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2000-0530 |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.calderasystems.com/pub/OpenLinux/security/CSSA-2000-015.0.txt | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-05/0387.html | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-032.html | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1291 | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4583 |