Is CVE-2000-0017 being actively exploited?

CVE-2000-0017 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2000-0017?

CVE-2000-0017 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

CVE-2000-0017

HIGH · CVSS 10.0EPSS 8.9%EU EUVD

Buffer overflow in Linux linuxconf package allows remote attackers to gain root privileges via a long parameter.

Key facts

CVSS score: 10.0 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS score: 8.9% (95th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2000-0017)
Published: December 21, 1999
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2000-0017 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 8, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

redhat / linux

Certified products that may be affected

26 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 EUS - Red Hat, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11379-2024 - archived
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 NSS Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 4498 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Kernel Crypto API Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 3939 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 OpenSSH Server Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 3891 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 OpenSSH Client Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 3892 - historical

See all 26 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94580196627059&w=2

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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