CVE-2000-0531

Exp

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

Published: 1999-11-23 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2000-0531 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.92%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2000-0531

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
20026 exploit_db edb 1999-11-23 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2000-0531

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.45% 0.92% +0.48%
2 2025-12-18 0.18% 0.45% +0.27%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.18% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2000-0531

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2000-0531

OS Trackers for CVE-2000-0531

vendor priority summary link
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2000-0531

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2000-0531

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
caldera openlinux 2.3 cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
caldera openlinux 2.4 cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
caldera openlinux_eserver 2.3 cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux_eserver:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.0:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 6.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.1:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2000-0531

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