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.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://www.openbsd.org/plus32.html | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.0/common/032_kerntime.patch | Patch |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5861 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10278.php | Patch Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
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Information
Published : 2002-12-30 21:00
Updated : 2008-09-05 13:32
NVD link : CVE-2002-2180
Mitre link : CVE-2002-2180
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CWE
Products Affected
openbsd
- openbsd