What is CVE-1999-0875?

CVE-1999-0875 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, classified under CWE-16. Published 1999-08-11.

Is CVE-1999-0875 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000

CVE-1999-0875

DHCP clients with ICMP Router Discovery Protocol (IRDP) enabled allow remote attackers to modify their default routes.

Published 1999-08-11 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.102 (95.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.102 · newest: 0.102 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-16

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/578 (vdb-entry)
support.microsoft.com/default.aspx (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-1999-0875?: CVE-1999-0875 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, classified under CWE-16. Published 1999-08-11.
Is CVE-1999-0875 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.