01 Record
CVE-2000-0227
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.77% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 55.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2000-04-12 04:00Z26 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 05:05Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2000-04-12
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 3d939a380821cea9a7c10c0d9cab8773f15ada3f6bcbfff9f6075ca3ee286116
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- archives.neohapsis.com20000323 Local Denial-of-Service attack against Linuxhttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-03/0254.html
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comlinux-domain-socket-dos(4186)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4186
- www.securityfocus.com1072http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1072
- marc.info20000328 Re: Local Denial-of-Service attack against Linuxhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=95421263519558&w=2