CVE-2000-0489
FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD allow an attacker to cause a denial of service by creating a large...
FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD allow an attacker to cause a denial of service by creating a large number of socket pairs using the socketpair function, setting a large buffer size via setsockopt, then writing large buffers.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD allow an attacker to cause a denial of service by creating a large number of socket pairs using the socketpair function, setting a large buffer size via setsockopt, then writing large buffers.
- Record
CVE-2000-0489- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD allow an attacker to cause a denial of service by creating a large number of socket pairs using the socketpair function, setting a large buffer size via setsockopt, then writing large buffers.
- Record
CVE-2000-0489- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2000-0487 No score
FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD allow an attacker to cause a denial of service by creating a large number of socket pairs using the socketpair function, setting a large buffer size via setsockopt, then writing large buffers.
- Record
EUVD-2000-0487- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-58qg-hjfp-7643 No score
FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD allow an attacker to cause a denial of service by creating a large...
FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD allow an attacker to cause a denial of service by creating a large number of socket pairs using the socketpair function, setting a large buffer size via setsockopt, then writing large buffers.
- Record
GHSA-58qg-hjfp-7643- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | FreeBSD 5.0 / NetBSD 1.4.2 / OpenBSD 2.7 - 'setsockopt()' Denial of Service | 1999-09-05 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2000-0489 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Freebsd, published September 5, 1999. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.70%, the 53rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3298
securityfocus.com/bid/622
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0489
github.com/advisories/GHSA-58qg-hjfp-7643