CVE-2000-0680 — The CVS 1.10.8 server does not properly restrict users from creating arbitrary Checkin.prog or Update.prog programs, which allows remote CVS committers to modify or create Trojan horse programs with the Checkin.prog or Update.prog names, then performing a CVS commit action

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The CVS 1.10.8 server does not properly restrict users from creating arbitrary Checkin.prog or Update.prog programs, which allows remote CVS committers to modify or create Trojan horse programs with the Checkin.prog or Update.prog names, then performing a CVS commit action

Published Sep 21, 2000

7.2

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.34%

Description

The CVS 1.10.8 server does not properly restrict users from creating arbitrary Checkin.prog or Update.prog programs, which allows remote CVS committers to modify or create Trojan horse programs with the Checkin.prog or Update.prog names, then performing a CVS commit action.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.34% 0.01337

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01337

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 (9 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.34% (0.01337)	70.19th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.34% (0.01337)	67.44th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.30% (0.00303)	51.42th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.05% (0.00053)	23.14th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 14, 2024	0.05% (0.00053)	21.19th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.05% (0.00053)	19.15th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.96% (0.01963)	78.58th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.96% (0.01963)	76.70th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.96% (0.01963)	55.84th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (2)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1524
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?content=/templates/archive.pike%3Flist%3D1%26msg%3Dhvou2daoebb.fsf%40serein.m17n.org
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1524		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?content=/templates/archive.pike%3Flist%3D1%26msg%3Dhvou2daoebb.fsf%40serein.m17n.org		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Sep 21, 2000

Updated Aug 8, 2024

Reserved Sep 19, 2000

Link CVE-2000-0680

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2000-0680

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2000-0680