CVE-2000-0476 json
xterm, Eterm, and rxvt allow an attacker to cause a denial of service by embedding certain escape characters which force the window to be r…
published 2000-06-01 26 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2000-0475
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.5%
- EPSS 2.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
xterm, Eterm, and rxvt allow an attacker to cause a denial of service by embedding certain escape characters which force the window to be resized.
Patch / fix
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-19984)
- Published
Exploit prediction
2.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-19984 Eterm 0.8.10 / rxvt 2.6.1 / PuTTY 0.48 / X11R6 3.3.3/4.0 - Denial of Service dos, 2000-05-31
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1298 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
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archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2000-05/0409.html
mailing-list, patch, vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/1298
vdb-entry, exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
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archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2000-05/0420.html
mailing-list
-
openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2024/06/09/1
mailing-list
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2024/06/09/2
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2000-0476
- NVD CVE-2000-0476
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