The administration interface for the dwhttpd web server in Solaris AnswerBook2 allows interface users to remotely execute commands via shell metacharacters.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2000-0697 is rated High Exploit Risk (82/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.09%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20146 | exploit_db | edb | 2000-08-07 | 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 | 2026-02-27 | 15.92% | 7.09% | -8.83% |
| 2 | 2025-06-17 | 12.08% | 15.92% | +3.84% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 12.08% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| sun | solaris_answerbook2 | 1.3 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:solaris_answerbook2:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | solaris_answerbook2 | 1.4 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:solaris_answerbook2:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | solaris_answerbook2 | 1.4.1 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:solaris_answerbook2:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | solaris_answerbook2 | 1.4.2 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:solaris_answerbook2:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/sun/2000-q3/0001.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2000/Aug/0105.html | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/5058.php | |
| http://www.s21sec.com/en/avisos/s21sec-004-en.txt | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1556 | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |