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.
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EUVD |
EUVD-2002-2159 | 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. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-09-16T18:12:53.378Z
Reserved: 2005-11-16T00:00:00Z
Link: CVE-2002-2180
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2002-12-31T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Link: CVE-2002-2180
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