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CVE-2000-0588
SawMill 5.0.21 CGI program allows remote attackers to read the first line of arbitrary files by listing the file in the rfcf parameter,…
Medium5.0EPSS 7.5%
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Description
SawMill 5.0.21 CGI program allows remote attackers to read the first line of arbitrary files by listing the file in the rfcf parameter, whose contents SawMill attempts to parse as configuration commands.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 7.5% · top 5.5% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (3)
- 20000706 Patch for Flowerfire Sawmill Vulnerabilities Available (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20000626 sawmill5.0.21 old path bug & weak hash algorithm (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1402 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
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