CVE-2000-0461 — LOW severity vulnerability (The undocumented semconfig system call in BSD freezes the st)
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.
| CVE ID | CVE-2000-0461 |
|---|---|
| Severity | LOW |
| CVSS score | 2.1 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2000-05-29 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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