FTP Serv-U 2.5e allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a large number of null bytes.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2000-0837 is rated High Exploit Risk (61/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.89%). Core evidence: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 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 | 2025-03-17 | 0.76% | 0.89% | +0.13% |
| 2 | 2024-12-17 | 0.87% | 0.76% | -0.11% |
| 3 | 2023-03-07 | — | 0.87% | — |
Full EPSS history (4 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| deerfield | ftp_serv-u | 2.5e | cpe:2.3:a:deerfield:ftp_serv-u:2.5e:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/73843 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1543 | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5029 |