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…

published November 16, 2005

CVSS
—
EPSS
1%
Percentile
48.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00613 · 48.4th percentile
Published
2005-11-16T21:17Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 16 NOV 21:17Z
    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…
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