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CVE-2000-0227

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2000-03-23 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The Linux 2.2.x kernel does not restrict the number of Unix domain sockets as defined by the wmem_max parameter, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by requesting a large number of sockets.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 2.2.12, 2.2.14, 2.3.99-pre2

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-03/0254.html
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=95421263519558&w=2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1072
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4186
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-03/0254.html
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=95421263519558&w=2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1072
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4186

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