Small HTTP Server 2.03 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by repeatedly requesting a URL that references a directory that does not contain an index.html file, which consumes memory that is not released after the request is completed.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2000-0897 is rated High Exploit Risk (68.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.40%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.62% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20403 | exploit_db | edb | 2000-11-14 | 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 | 2026-04-22 | 5.79% | 7.40% | +1.62% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 7.56% | 5.79% | -1.77% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 7.56% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| max_feoktistov | small_http_server | 2.01 | cpe:2.3:a:max_feoktistov:small_http_server:2.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |