CVE-2000-0594

Exp

BitchX IRC client does not properly cleanse an untrusted format string, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via an invite to a channel whose name includes special formatting characters.

Published: 2000-07-04 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2000-0594 is rated High Exploit Risk (66.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 10.83%, 93th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2000-0594

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
20060 exploit_db edb 2000-07-05 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2000-0594

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 2026-01-17 11.96% 10.83% -1.13%
2 2025-03-30 13.13% 11.96% -1.16%
3 2025-03-29 — 13.13% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2000-0594

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-2000-0594

OS Trackers for CVE-2000-0594

vendor priority summary link
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2000-0594

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2000-0594

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
caldera openlinux_desktop 2.3 cpe:2.3:a:caldera:openlinux_desktop:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
caldera openlinux_ebuilder 2.3 cpe:2.3:a:caldera:openlinux_ebuilder:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
caldera openlinux_edesktop 2.4 cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux_edesktop:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
caldera openlinux_eserver 2.3 cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux_eserver:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 3.5 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 2007 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2000-0594

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