What is CVE-2000-0388?

CVE-2000-0388 is a vulnerability in FreeBSD. Published 1990-05-09.

Is CVE-2000-0388 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in FreeBSD

CVE-2000-0388

Buffer overflow in FreeBSD libmytinfo library allows local users to execute commands via a long TERMCAP environmental variable.

Published 1990-05-09 · 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: 0.019 (78.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 78.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000

Affected products

FreeBSD — versions 3.0, 3.1, 3.2

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/1185 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2000-0388?: CVE-2000-0388 is a vulnerability in FreeBSD. Published 1990-05-09.
Is CVE-2000-0388 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.