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CVE-2002-2180

nvd nist
Published: Dec 31, 2002Modified: Apr 16, 2026

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6.8
Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Exploitability: 3.1 / Impact: 10.0
Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (12)

Products: Openbsd: Openbsd
1 product
Openbsd
Configuration A
12 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Openbsd
Version 2.0
Version 2.1
Version 2.2
Version 2.3
Version 2.4
Version 2.5
Version 2.6
Version 2.7
Version 2.8
Version 2.9
Version 3.0
Version 3.1

References (8)

ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.0/common/032_kerntime.patch (unsafe URL)
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
Source: cve@mitre.org
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
PatchVendor Advisory
ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.0/common/032_kerntime.patch (unsafe URL)
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory

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