Is CVE-2000-0506 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2000-0506 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2000-0506?

CVE-2000-0506 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2000-0506?

CVE-2000-0506 has an EPSS score of 11.40% (95th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2000-0506

HIGHEPSS 95th pctl

10.0

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The "capabilities" feature in Linux before 2.2.16 allows local users to cause a denial of service or gain privileges by setting the capabilities to prevent a setuid program from dropping privileges, aka the "Linux kernel setuid/setcap vulnerability."

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

11.40%probability of exploitation in 30 days

95thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 95% of all known CVEs.

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0062.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0063.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-037.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1322
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=Pine.LNX.4.21.0006090852340.3475-300000%40alfa.elzabsoft.pl

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.