CVE-2000-0182
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditediPlanet Web Server 4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large number of GET commands, which consumes memory and causes a kernel panic.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceiPlanet Web Server 4.1 is vulnerable to a remote denial of service attack where an attacker can send a large number of GET commands, causing excessive memory consumption that leads to a kernel panic and server unavailability.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 4.1_enterpriseCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if iPlanet Web Server is installedCheck for the presence of iPlanet Web Server binaries and installation directories. Common paths include /usr/iplanet or /opt/iplanet. On Windows, check Program Files for iPlanet directory.Affected if iPlanet Web Server is found on the system
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Determine the exact versionRun the version check command for iPlanet Web Server, typically found in the server's bin directory (for example, ./https-admin/bin/https-admin or check server.xml/config files for version strings).Affected if The installed version is 4.1_enterprise
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Verify the server is running and exposedCheck if the iPlanet Web Server process is currently active (ps aux on Unix, Task Manager/Service console on Windows) and listening on network ports (typically 80 or 443).Affected if The server process is running and accepting network connections
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Check network exposureReview firewall rules and network configuration to determine if the web server is accessible from untrusted networks or the public internet.Affected if The server is accessible from untrusted network segments or the internet
You are affected if iPlanet Web Server version 4.1_enterprise is running and exposed to network requests, as the vulnerability is triggered by receiving a large number of GET commands.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataGiven the age of this software (circa 2000), the recommended remediation is to upgrade to a current, supported web server version or migrate to an alternative platform, as patches for this version are unlikely to be available. Implementing request rate limiting at the network perimeter may provide temporary mitigation.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2000-0182 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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