CVE-2000-0279 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting BeOS versions 4.0, 4.5, and 5.0. Remote attackers can exploit this by sending malformed IP packets where the length field is less than the actual header length. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), indicating it can be exploited over the network with low complexity to cause partial availability impact. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, an ExploitDB entry exists, and there is no significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:be:beos:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:be:beos:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:be:beos:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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