CVE-2000-0440

Summary

CVE-2000-0440 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting NetBSD 1.4.2 and earlier versions. Attackers can exploit this issue by sending a packet with an unaligned IP timestamp option, leading to a system crash and subsequent unavailability of network services. This vulnerability can be potentially exploited remotely, causing significant disruptions to affected networks. It is recommended that users upgrade to a patched version of NetBSD to mitigate this risk.

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