CVE-2000-0580

Public Exploit

Description

Windows 2000 Server allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a continuous stream of binary zeros to various TCP and UDP ports, which significantly increases the CPU utilization.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 19.01% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=Pine.LNX.3.96.1000630161935.4619B-100000%40fjord.fscinternet.com	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1415	exploit vdb entry vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2000-0580?: CVE-2000-0580 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2000-0580?: To fix CVE-2000-0580, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2000-0580 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2000-0580 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~19% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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