Is CVE-2000-1079 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2000-1079 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2000-1079?

CVE-2000-1079 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2000-1079?

CVE-2000-1079 has an EPSS score of 17.52% (97th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2000-1079

HIGHEPSS 97th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Interactions between the CIFS Browser Protocol and NetBIOS as implemented in Microsoft Windows 95, 98, NT, and 2000 allow remote attackers to modify dynamic NetBIOS name cache entries via a spoofed Browse Frame Request in a unicast or UDP broadcast datagram.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

17.52%probability of exploitation in 30 days

97thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/2000-q3/0116.html
http://www.nai.com/research/covert/advisories/045.asp
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1620
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5168
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1079

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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.