CVE-2000-1216

Buffer overflow in portmir for AIX 4.3.0 allows local users to corrupt lock files and gain root privileges via the echo_error routine.

Published: 2000-01-27 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2000-1216 is rated Moderate Risk (52.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.52%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2000-1216

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 2025-06-27 0.13% 0.52% +0.39%
2 2025-03-17 0.25% 0.13% -0.12%
3 2024-12-17 0.25%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2000-1216

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2000-1216

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2000-1216

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm aix 4.3.0 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2000-1216

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