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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2000-0508

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

EXPLOIT ✓MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 8.59%

Does this matter?

A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 8.6%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.

Description

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

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
8.59% probability · 95th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 8 June 2000
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
debian/debian linux · mandrakesoft/mandrake linux · redhat/linux
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%5%10%26 October 2026: 8.59%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 8.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-20025source ↗Debian 2.1/2.2 / Mandrake 6.0/6.1/7.0 / RedHat 6.x - 'rpc.lockd' Remote Denial of Servicelinux · Mike Murraydos8 June 2000yes

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