CVE-2000-0461

N/A Unknown
Published: May 29, 2000 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:19.semconfig.asc
Source: cve@mitre.org
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/misc/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2000-004.txt.asc
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openbsd.org/errata26.html#semconfig
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1270
Source: cve@mitre.org
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:19.semconfig.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/misc/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2000-004.txt.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openbsd.org/errata26.html#semconfig
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1270
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
24th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

netbsd freebsd