CVE-2002-0766
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Apr 2, 2003
- Updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Reserved
- Jul 25, 2002
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 20020509 OpenBSD local DoS and root exploitmailing-list
- openbsd-file-descriptor-dos(9048)vdb-entry
- VU#314963third-party-advisory
- 5715vdb-entry
- 4708vdb-entry
- 5114vdb-entry
- 20020508 003: SECURITY FIX: May 8, 2002vendor-advisory
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