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CVE-2000-0227

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
23/03/2000
Last modified:
03/04/2025

Description

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 2.10 LOW
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
2.10
Severity 2.0
LOW

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.3.99:pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*

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