7.5

CVE-2000-0696: sun solaris_answerbook2

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 21-09-2000Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2000-0696 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in sun solaris_answerbook2. EPSS estimates a 7.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
41/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
7.18%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 21-09-2000
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The administration interface for the dwhttpd web server in Solaris AnswerBook2 does not properly authenticate requests to its supporting CGI scripts, which allows remote attackers to add user accounts to the interface by directly calling the admin CGI script.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

7.18%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

94%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 7.18% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
7.18%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databaseremotesolarisVerified

    Sun AnswerBook2 1.4.2/1.4.3/1.4.4 - Administration Interface Access

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Sun1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

5 links