CVE-2000-0227

Severity

21%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

48%

The Linux 2.2.x kernel does not restrict the number of Unix domain sockets as defined by the wmem_max parameter, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by requesting a large number of sockets.

The Linux 2.2.x kernel does not restrict the number of Unix domain sockets as defined by the wmem_max parameter, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by requesting a large number of sockets.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 2.1. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P).

Overview

Type

Linux Kernel

First reported 24 years ago

2000-03-23 05:00:00

Last updated 7 years ago

2017-12-20 02:29:00

Affected Software

Linux Kernel 2.2.12

2.2.12

Linux Kernel 2.2.14

2.2.14

Linux Kernel 2.3.99 pre2

2.3.99

References

20000323 Local Denial-of-Service attack against Linux

20000328 Re: Local Denial-of-Service attack against Linux

1072

linux-domain-socket-dos(4186)

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