{"id":"CVE-2000-0177","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2000-0177","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T20:51:09.353Z","title":"DNSTools CGI applications allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.","description":"DNSTools CGI applications allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.","published":"2000-03-02T05:00:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T21:51:10.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":10,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":[],"affected":["dnstools software/dnstools"],"epss":{"score":0.09923,"percentile":0.95555,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2000-03-02","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":19786,"kind":"exploit","title":"DNSTools Software DNSTools 1.0.8/1.10 - Input Validation","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19786","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/cgi/remote/19786.txt","file":"exploits/cgi/remote/19786.txt","published":"2000-03-02","added":"2000-03-02","updated":"2012-07-12","author":"Jonathan Leto","type":"remote","platform":"cgi","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2000-0177","OSVDB-13633"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1028/info"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 9.9%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-03/0000.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1028","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-03/0000.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1028","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0177","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}