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$ cve CVE-2000-0168 JSON

CVE-2000-0168 EXPLOIT

5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 19.6% (pctl 97)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

Description

Microsoft Windows 9x operating systems allow an attacker to cause a denial of service via a pathname that includes file device names, aka the "DOS Device in Path Name" vulnerability.

Scoring

CVSS5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0)
VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS19.6% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs
On CISA KEVno
Public exploityes
Published2000-03-04
Last modified2026-06-16

Affected (3)

VendorProduct
microsoftwindows 95
microsoftwindows 98
microsoftwindows 98se

Public exploits

SourceTitleDate
exploit-dbMicrosoft Windows Server 2000/95/98/ME/NT 3.5.x/Enterprise Server 4.0/Terminal Server 4.0/Workstation 4.0 Microsoft DoS Device Name - Denial of Service2000-03-04

References

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