CVE-2002-0831

Published: Aug 12, 2002Modified: Apr 16, 2026

2.1

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

The kqueue mechanism in FreeBSD 4.3 through 4.6 STABLE allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via a pipe call in which one end is terminated and an EVFILT_WRITE filter is registered for the other end.

Affected (5)

Products: Freebsd: Freebsd

Freebsd

1 product

Freebsd

Configuration A

5 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Freebsd Freebsd	Version 4.3 release
Freebsd Freebsd	Version 4.4 release
Freebsd Freebsd	Version 4.5 release
Freebsd Freebsd	Version 4.6 release
Freebsd Freebsd	Version 4.6 stable