CVE-2000-0456

CVSS 2.0 Score 2.1 of 10 (low)

Details

Published May 28, 2000
Updated: Nov 20, 2024

Summary

CVE-2000-0456 is a vulnerability affecting NetBSD 1.4.2 and earlier versions. This issue enables local users to initiate a denial-of-service (DoS) attack by repeatedly executing specific system calls within the kernel that do not return control, effectively consuming the CPU resources. This results in a system-wide impact, making essential services unresponsive and causing a significant disruption to normal operations.

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