CVE-2000-0461
FreeBSD and NetBSD - Denial of Service via semconfig System Call
Title source: llmDescription
The undocumented semconfig system call in BSD freezes the state of semaphores, which allows local users to cause a denial of service of the semaphore system by using the semconfig call.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Various Sources vendor-advisory
x_refsource_openbsd
http://www.openbsd.org/errata26.html#semconfig
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1270
Various Sources vendor-advisory
x_refsource_freebsd
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:19.semconfig.asc
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_netbsd
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/misc/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2000-004.txt.asc
Scores
EPSS
0.0008
EPSS Percentile
24.2%
Details
Status
published
Products (24)
freebsd/freebsd
1.1.5.1
freebsd/freebsd
2.0
freebsd/freebsd
2.0.5
freebsd/freebsd
2.1.0
freebsd/freebsd
2.1.5
freebsd/freebsd
2.1.6
freebsd/freebsd
2.1.6.1
freebsd/freebsd
2.1.7.1
freebsd/freebsd
2.2
freebsd/freebsd
2.2.2
... and 14 more
Published
May 29, 2000
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026