What is CVE-2000-0170?

CVE-2000-0170 is a vulnerability in Turbolinux. Published 2000-02-26.

Is CVE-2000-0170 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Turbolinux

CVE-2000-0170

Buffer overflow in the man program in Linux allows local users to gain privileges via the MANPAGER environmental variable.

Published 2000-02-26 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.020 (79.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 79.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Turbolinux — versions 3.5b2, 4.2, 4.4
Red Hat Linux — versions 4.0, 4.1, 4.2

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/1011 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2000-0170?: CVE-2000-0170 is a vulnerability in Turbolinux. Published 2000-02-26.
Is CVE-2000-0170 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.