VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2000-0489
FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD allow an attacker to cause a denial of service by creating a large number of socket pairs using the socketpair function, setting a large buffer size via setsockopt, then writing large buffers.
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.70%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.70%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD allow an attacker to cause a denial of service by creating a large number of socket pairs using the socketpair function, setting a large buffer size via setsockopt, then writing large buffers.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.70% probability · 51th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- freebsd/freebsd · netbsd/netbsd · openbsd/openbsd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/622
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=NCBBKFKDOLAGKIAPMILPCEJLCEAA.labs%40ussrback.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=Pine.LNX.4.10.9908270039010.16315-100000%40thetis.deor.org
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3298
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/622
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=NCBBKFKDOLAGKIAPMILPCEJLCEAA.labs%40ussrback.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=Pine.LNX.4.10.9908270039010.16315-100000%40thetis.deor.org
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3298
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.