CVE-2000-0531

Caldera OpenLinux - Denial of Service via /dev/gpmctl STREAM Socket Flood

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2000-0531. PoCs published by FuckGpm.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a local denial of service vulnerability in gpm (General Purpose Mouse) by flooding the /dev/gpmctl socket with excessive connections, causing the service to hang. It forks multiple processes to amplify the attack.

Description

Linux gpm program allows local users to cause a denial of service by flooding the /dev/gpmctl device with STREAM sockets.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by FuckGpm · cdoslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20026

This exploit targets a local denial of service vulnerability in gpm (General Purpose Mouse) by flooding the /dev/gpmctl socket with excessive connections, causing the service to hang. It forks multiple processes to amplify the attack.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: gpm (General Purpose Mouse) on Linux (confirmed on RedHat 6.1)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Local access to the target system · Presence of /dev/gpmctl socket
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1377
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-045.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5010
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0409.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0092
EPSS Percentile 55.9%

Details

Status published
Products (5)
caldera/openlinux 2.3
caldera/openlinux 2.4
caldera/openlinux_eserver 2.3
redhat/linux 6.0
redhat/linux 6.1
Published Nov 23, 1999
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026