Is CVE-2000-0803 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2000-0803 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2000-0803?

CVE-2000-0803 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2000-0803?

CVE-2000-0803 has an EPSS score of 2.33% (81th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2000-0803?

Upgrade groff to 1.17 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2000-0803

HIGHEPSS 81th pctl

10.0

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

GNU Groff uses the current working directory to find a device description file, which allows a local user to gain additional privileges by including a malicious postpro directive in the description file, which is executed when another user runs groff.

How to fix

Remediation Available

groffNVD

Affected:< 1.17Fixed in:1.17CVE-2000-0803derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

2.33%probability of exploitation in 30 days

81stpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 81% of all known CVEs.

References

VDB Entry1

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

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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.