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CVE-2000-0531
- Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 1999-11-23 · updated 2026-06-16
Description
Linux gpm program allows local users to cause a denial of service by flooding the /dev/gpmctl device with STREAM sockets.
Affected products
- Caldera Openlinux: 2.3, 2.4
- Caldera Openlinux Eserver: 2.3
- RedHat Linux: 6.0, 6.1
References
- 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
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