CVE-2000-0338

Medium CVSS 5.5

Published 2000-04-23 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2000-0338, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

Concurrent Versions Software (CVS) uses predictable temporary file names for locking, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by creating the lock directory before it is created for use by a legitimate CVS user.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-2000-0338

CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H