Is CVE-2000-0216 being actively exploited?

CVE-2000-0216 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2000-0216?

CVE-2000-0216 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2000-0216

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 5.1%EU EUVD

Microsoft email clients in Outlook, Exchange, and Windows Messaging automatically respond to Read Receipt and Delivery Receipt tags, which could allow an attacker to flood a mail system with responses by forging a Read Receipt request that is redirected to a large distribution list.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS score: 5.1% (92th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2000-0215)
Published: February 29, 2000
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2000-0215 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 8, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

microsoft / exchange server
microsoft / outlook
microsoft / windows messaging

Certified products that may be affected

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

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Enterprise (English) 64-bit - Microsoft Corporation - Common Criteria Certificate Number: 2011/72 - archived

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/2000-q1/0176.html(Vendor Advisory)

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

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