Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU95491

Improper input validation in Linux kernel - CVE-2000-0344

Published: May 1, 2000 / Updated: September 10, 2008

Vulnerability identifier: #VU95491

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2000-0344

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: Linux Foundation

Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The knfsd NFS server in Linux kernel 2.2.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a negative size value.

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