CVE-2000-0423

NetWin DNews 5.3 Server - Remote Buffer Overflow

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Buffer overflow in Netwin DNEWSWEB CGI program allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via long parameters such as group, cmd, and utag.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2000-03-01 First Exploit
2000-05-05 CVE Published
2000-06-14 CVE Reserved
2024-08-08 CVE Updated
2025-06-09 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=95764950403250&w=2	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1172	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19895	2000-03-01

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Netwin Search vendor "Netwin"		Dnews Search vendor "Netwin" for product "Dnews"				5.3 Search vendor "Netwin" for product "Dnews" and version "5.3"		-		Affected