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CVE-2000-0873

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2000-0873 describes a vulnerability in the netstat utility within IBM AIX 4.x.x, where local users can clear network interface statistics using the -Zi option. This flaw, rated with a CVSS score of 2.1 (LOW), allows an attacker with local access to potentially hide evidence of malicious network activities. While no active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules are reported, a proof-of-concept exploit exists on ExploitDB, and there is no significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this very old vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

2.1LOW

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.63%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
46.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-20213 · Sep 3, 2000
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0063 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 2,096 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, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.6 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0454.html
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/5214
securityfocus.com / bid/1660