CVE-2000-0456

NetBSD <= 1.4.2 - Denial of Service via CPU-Hog System Calls

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

NetBSD 1.4.2 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service by repeatedly running certain system calls in the kernel which do not yield the CPU, aka "cpu-hog".

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/1365
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1272

Scores

EPSS 0.0008
EPSS Percentile 23.7%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
netbsd/netbsd 1.4.1 (4 CPE variants)
netbsd/netbsd 1.4.2 (4 CPE variants)
Published May 28, 2000
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026