CVE-2000-0461 Denial of service in n/a
Local users can cause a denial of service in the semaphore system by exploiting the undocumented semconfig system call in BSD operating systems.
- 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-2000-0461?
CVE-2000-0461 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, 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
The undocumented semconfig system call in BSD freezes the state of semaphores, which allows local users to cause a denial of service of the semaphore system by using the semconfig call.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0461?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Freebsd Freebsd, Netbsd Netbsd.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0461?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0461 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-2000-0461 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0461 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Freebsd Freebsd
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3rxh-gp2j-2w4m.