Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 95
CVE-2000-0168
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.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.196 (97.3th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.196 · newest: 0.196 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/templates/advisory.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/1043 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2000-0168?
- CVE-2000-0168 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 95. Published 2000-03-04.
- Is CVE-2000-0168 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.