Is CVE-2000-0508 being actively exploited?

CVE-2000-0508 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2000-0508?

CVE-2000-0508 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2000-0508

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 8.6%EU EUVD

rpc.lockd in Red Hat Linux 6.1 and 6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed request.

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: 8.6% (95th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2000-0505)
Published: December 19, 1994
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2000-0505 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 8, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
mandrakesoft / mandrake linux
mandrakesoft / mandrake linux
mandrakesoft / mandrake linux
redhat / linux
redhat / linux
redhat / linux

Certified products that may be affected

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux on 32 bit x86 Architecture, Version 6.2 - Red Hat, Inc. - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0924-2014 - archived
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 dm-crypt Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1933 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 Kernel Crypto API Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1901 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 Openswan Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1859 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 6.2 with KVM Virtualization for x86 Architectures - Red Hat, Inc. - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0754-2012 - archived

See all 10 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0073.html(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1372(Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5050

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

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