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CVE-2000-0168

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 19.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2000-03-04 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Microsoft Windows 9x operating systems allow an attacker to cause a denial of service via a pathname that includes file device names, aka the "DOS Device in Path Name" vulnerability.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 95: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 98: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 98Se: all versions

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1043
• http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/advisory.html?id=2126
• http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=NCBBKFKDOLAGKIAPMILPCENECCAA.labs%40ussrback.com
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1043
• http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/advisory.html?id=2126
• http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=NCBBKFKDOLAGKIAPMILPCENECCAA.labs%40ussrback.com

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