Buffer overflow in oidldapd in Oracle 8.1.6 allow local users to gain privileges via a long "connect" command line parameter.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2000-0987 is rated Exploit Available (58.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.36%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 183 | exploit_db | edb | 2000-11-16 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| 20312 | exploit_db | edb | 2000-10-18 | 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 | 2026-06-15 | 0.38% | 1.36% | +0.99% |
| 2 | 2026-01-09 | 0.24% | 0.38% | +0.14% |
| 3 | 2025-04-29 | — | 0.24% | — |
Full EPSS history (10 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.6 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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3.9 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| oracle | internet_directory | 2.0.6 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:internet_directory:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | oracle8i | 8.1.6 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle8i:8.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |