CVE-2000-0227 Information

Description

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.

Reference

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-03/0254.html http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=95421263519558&w=2 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1072 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4186