Hughes Technologies Virtual DNS (VDNS) Server 1.0 allows a remote attacker to create a denial of service by connecting to port 6070, sending some data, and closing the connection.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2001-0580 is rated High Exploit Risk (64.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.39%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20827 | exploit_db | edb | 2001-05-07 | 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 | 2025-03-30 | 4.47% | 3.39% | -1.08% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 3.39% | 4.47% | +1.08% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 3.39% | — |
Full EPSS history (6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| hughes_technologies | dsl_vdns | 1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:hughes_technologies:dsl_vdns:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0050.html | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |