CVE-2000-0898

Small HTTP Server 2.01 does not properly process Server Side Includes (SSI) tags that contain null values, which allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to cause the server to crash by inserting the SSI into an HTML file.

Published: 2001-01-09 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2000-0898 is rated Moderate Risk (43.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.58%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2000-0898

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 0.25% 0.58% +0.34%
2 2023-03-07 1.05% 0.25% -0.81%
3 2022-02-04 1.05%

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2000-0898

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2000-0898

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2000-0898

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
max_feoktistov small_http_server 2.01 cpe:2.3:a:max_feoktistov:small_http_server:2.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2000-0898

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