Two Sun security certificates have been compromised, which could allow attackers to insert malicious code such as applets and make it appear that it is signed by Sun.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2000-0889 is rated Low Risk (36.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.65%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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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 | 0.27% | 0.65% | +0.38% |
| 2 | 2025-03-17 | 1.77% | 0.27% | -1.50% |
| 3 | 2024-12-17 | — | 1.77% | — |
Full EPSS history (6 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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4.9 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| No affected products in dataset. | |||
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://sunsolve.Sun.COM/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=coll&doc=secbull/198&type=0&nav=sec.sba | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-19.html | Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource |