MEDIUM
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
Published Jul 12, 2000
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 19.60%
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
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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:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
19.60% 0.19598
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.19598
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 | 19.60% (0.19598) | 97.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 19.60% (0.19598) | 97.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 16.57% (0.16571) | 94.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 25.25% (0.25250) | 93.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 17.53% (0.17534) | 94.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.38% (0.00379) | 73.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.38% (0.00379) | 72.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.50% (0.00498) | 72.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 19.96% (0.19963) | 96.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 19.96% (0.19963) | 96.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 19.96% (0.19963) | 93.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1043 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/advisory.html?id=2126 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=NCBBKFKDOLAGKIAPMILPCENECCAA.labs%40ussrback.com mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1043 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/advisory.html?id=2126 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=NCBBKFKDOLAGKIAPMILPCENECCAA.labs%40ussrback.com | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 12, 2000
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Mar 22, 2000
Link CVE-2000-0168
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a