Vulnerability Report

CVE-2000-0531

Title: gpm allows DoS by flooding /dev/gpmctl with STREAM sockets

DoS

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2000-0531

CWE Category NVD-CWE-noinfo
Published Date Nov 23, 1999
Modified Date Jun 16, 2026
Exploit Status Available
Score 2.1 CVSS v2.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.93%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2000-0531: Linux gpm program allows local users to cause a denial of service by flooding the /dev/gpmctl device with STREAM sockets.

Impacted Vendors

C
conectiva 1
S
sun 1
R
redhat 1
C
caldera 2
C
cyrix 1

Reference Links

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0409.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-045.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1377 http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=Pine.LNX.4.10.10006201453090.1812-200000%40apollo.aci.com.pl https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5010 http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0409.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-045.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1377 http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=Pine.LNX.4.10.10006201453090.1812-200000%40apollo.aci.com.pl https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5010
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity LOW
2.1
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2000-0531 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20026
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MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A
Complexity N/A
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.