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CVE-2002-2180

The setitimer(2) system call in OpenBSD 2.0 through 3.1 does not properly check certain arguments, which allows local users to write to kernel memory and possibly gain root privileges, possibly via an integer signedness error.

Published

2002-12-31T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.1

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System openbsd openbsd 2.0 Yes
Operating System openbsd openbsd 2.1 Yes
Operating System openbsd openbsd 2.2 Yes
Operating System openbsd openbsd 2.3 Yes
Operating System openbsd openbsd 2.4 Yes
Operating System openbsd openbsd 2.5 Yes
Operating System openbsd openbsd 2.6 Yes
Operating System openbsd openbsd 2.7 Yes
Operating System openbsd openbsd 2.8 Yes
Operating System openbsd openbsd 2.9 Yes
Operating System openbsd openbsd 3.0 Yes
Operating System openbsd openbsd 3.1 Yes
References