Vulnerability in OpenBSD OpenSSH

CVE-2000-0999

Format string vulnerabilities in OpenBSD ssh program (and possibly other BSD-based operating systems) allow attackers to gain root privileges.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/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: 0.119 (96.0th percentile), scored .

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2000-0999: held from 0.119 to 0.119.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.119 · newest: 0.119 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2000-0999?
CVE-2000-0999 is a vulnerability in OpenBSD OpenSSH. Published 2000-12-11.
Is CVE-2000-0999 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.