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CVE-2002-0766
Published: Apr 2, 2003
Modified: Aug 8, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
OpenBSD 2.9 through 3.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) and gain root privileges by filling the kernel's file descriptor table and closing file descriptors 0, 1, or 2 before executing a privileged process, which is not properly handled when OpenBSD fails to open an alternate descriptor.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
20020509 OpenBSD local DoS and root exploit
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
openbsd-file-descriptor-dos(9048)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
VU#314963
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_CERT-VN
5715
vdb-entry
x_refsource_OSVDB
4708
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
5114
vdb-entry
x_refsource_OSVDB
20020508 003: SECURITY FIX: May 8, 2002
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_OPENBSD
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