CVE-2000-0279 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash BeOS systems by sending malformed network packets with invalid length fields.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2000-0279?
CVE-2000-0279 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Jul 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
BeOS allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed packets whose length field is less than the length of the headers.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0279?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Be Beos.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0279?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0279 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2000-0279 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-0279 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rf4g-4vxr-q8px.