CVE-2000-0729 Denial of service in n/a

Low 2.1 Published 22 Jan 2001 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Local attackers can cause a denial of service by executing a program with a malformed ELF image header on FreeBSD 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-2000-0729?

CVE-2000-0729 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 22 Jan 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

FreeBSD 5.x, 4.x, and 3.x allows local users to cause a denial of service by executing a program with a malformed ELF image header.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0729?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Freebsd Freebsd.

How do I fix CVE-2000-0729?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0729 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-2000-0729 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0729 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-88vq-mwgw-6mcf.