The CVS 1.10.8 client trusts pathnames that are provided by the CVS server, which allows the server to force the client to create arbitrary files.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2000-0679 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.72%). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20107 | exploit_db | edb | 2000-07-28 | 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 | 2026-06-15 | 0.94% | 0.72% | -0.22% |
| 2 | 2026-02-28 | 0.38% | 0.94% | +0.56% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 0.38% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | 2.0 | LOW |
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3.9 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1523 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?content=/templates/archive.pike%3Flist%3D1%26msg%3Dhvou2daoebb.fsf%40serein.m17n.org | Exploit Vendor Advisory |