CVE-2000-0168
Microsoft Windows 9x operating systems allow an attacker to cause a denial of service via a...
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.
Exploit likelihood
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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.
- Record
CVE-2000-0168- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2000-0168- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2000-0167 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2000-0167- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vp56-995c-wxvc No score
Microsoft Windows 9x operating systems allow an attacker to cause a denial of service via a...
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.
- Record
GHSA-vp56-995c-wxvc- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Windows Server 2000/95/98/ME/NT 3.5.x/Enterprise Server 4.0/Terminal Server 4.0/Workstation 4.0 Microsoft DoS Device Name - Denial of Service | 2000-03-04 |
| PoC in GitHub | adk86/CVE-Vulnerability-Research-Exploit-Analysis | 2026-03-25 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2000-0168 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Windows 95, published March 4, 2000. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 19.6%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/templates/advisory.html?id=2126
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0168
github.com/advisories/GHSA-vp56-995c-wxvc