CVE-2000-0227

Low CVSS 2.1

Published 2000-03-23 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2000-0227, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

The Linux 2.2.x kernel does not restrict the number of Unix domain sockets as defined by the wmem_max parameter, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by requesting a large number of sockets.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-2000-0227

CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P