Telnet Service for Windows 2000 Professional does not properly terminate incomplete connection attempts, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by connecting to the server and not providing any input.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2000-1111 is rated High Exploit Risk (69.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 14.36%, 96th percentile). 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 | 2026-06-28 | 13.52% | 14.36% | +0.84% |
| 2 | 2026-06-20 | 12.33% | 13.52% | +1.19% |
| 3 | 2026-06-15 | — | 12.33% | — |
Full EPSS history (15 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_2000 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/147914 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2018 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5598 |