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CVE-2000-0520

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-2000-0520 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the restore program of the stelian pop_dump package, specifically versions 0.4b17 and earlier. This flaw allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by supplying an excessively long tape name. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), this vulnerability presents a significant risk, as it can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity and no authentication required. While not listed on the KEV catalog or showing active exploitation, public exploit code exists via ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.4b9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:stelian:pop_dump:0.4b9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.4b9.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:stelian:pop_dump:0.4b9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.4b15.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:stelian:pop_dump:0.4b15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.4b15.30CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:stelian:pop_dump:0.4b15.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.4b16.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:stelian:pop_dump:0.4b16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.2HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.21%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
65.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-20004 · Jun 7, 2000
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0121 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 3,235 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2000-0520

security flaw

Jun 7, 2000

References

bugzilla.redhat.com / bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
marc.info
securityfocus.com / bid/1330
PatchVendor Advisory