CVE-2000-0168

5.0

CVSS v2.0 Base Score

19.60%

LOW RiskEPSS (97th percentile)

NVD-CWE-Other

Microsoft Windows 9x operating systems allow an attacker to cause a denial of service via a pathname that includes file device names, aka the "DOS Device in Path Name" vulnerability.

Published: 3/4/2000

Modified: 6/16/2026

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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v2 Score

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

19.60%LOW Exploitation Risk

97th percentile

This vulnerability has a 19.60% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 97% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

NVD-CWE-Other

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