MEDIUM
AltaVista search engine allows remote attackers to read files above the document root via a .
Published Mar 22, 2000
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.92%
Description
AltaVista search engine allows remote attackers to read files above the document root via a .. (dot dot) in the query.cgi CGI program.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 2.0b
- 2.3a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
5.92% 0.05917
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.05917
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.92% (0.05917) | 93.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.92% (0.05917) | 92.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.62% (0.03624) | 86.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.86% (0.04860) | 82.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.62% (0.03624) | 87.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.97% (0.01967) | 89.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 1.97% (0.01967) | 88.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.69% (0.05690) | 92.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 92.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 91.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 79.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (2)
- http://www.osvdb.org/15 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/896 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.osvdb.org/15 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/896 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 22, 2000
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jan 11, 2000
Link CVE-2000-0039
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a