CVE-2000-0531

Low

Published: 23/11/1999(UTC)Updated: 16/06/2026(UTC)Translated: 18/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk

0.93%

56th percentile — higher than 56% of all known CVEs

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

An attacker can cause service unavailability, which may affect system performance and accessibility for other users.

It is recommended to restrict access to the gpm program to trusted users and to monitor activity on the /dev/gpmctl device.

Original NVD description (English source)

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