CVE-2000-0456 Denial of service in n/a
Local attackers can cause a denial of service by repeatedly executing specific kernel system calls that fail to yield the CPU.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2000-0456?
CVE-2000-0456 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Netbsd Netbsd, published on 12 Jul 2000. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NetBSD 1.4.2 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service by repeatedly running certain system calls in the kernel which do not yield the CPU, aka "cpu-hog".
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0456?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netbsd Netbsd.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0456?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0456 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-2000-0456 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0456 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Netbsd Netbsd
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2c6h-prr7-885p.