CVE-2002-1420

Integer signedness error in select() on OpenBSD 3.1 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary kernel memory via a negative value for the size…

published September 1, 2004

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
24.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Integer signedness error in select() on OpenBSD 3.1 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary kernel memory via a negative value for the size parameter, which satisfies the boundary check as a signed integer, but is later used as an unsigned integer during a data copying operation.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00330 · 24.7th percentile
Published
2004-09-01T04:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 01 SEP 04:00Z
    Integer signedness error in select() on OpenBSD 3.1 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary kernel memory via a negative value for the size…
    cvelistv5