Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
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 sockets.
EPSS: 0.008 (51.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 2.2.12, 2.2.14, 2.3.99
- N/a — versions n/a
References
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)