CVE-2000-0846
Buffer overflow in Darxite 0.4 and earlier allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands via a long username or password.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 3.9%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
Buffer overflow in Darxite 0.4 and earlier allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands via a long username or password.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.88% probability · 90th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 22 August 2000
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ashley montanaro/darxite
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.9% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. 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.
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0256.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1598Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5134
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0256.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1598Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5134
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.