CVE-2000-0168

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

Timeline

Published: Mar 4, 2000
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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