CVE-2001-0993

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Published Mar 9, 2002 CVSS 2.0 · 2.1 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

sendmsg function in NetBSD 1.3 through 1.5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel trap or panic) via a msghdr structure with a large msg_controllen length.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.3.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.3.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.3.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.5:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-0975	sendmsg function in NetBSD 1.3 through 1.5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel trap or panic) via a msghdr structure with a large msg_controllen length.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.332% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/netbsd/2001-q3/0102.html
http://www.osvdb.org/1910
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3088
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6908

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Netbsd Netbsd

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:37 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 9, 2002, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:37 AM
Reserved: Jan 31, 2002, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:55 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 24, 2001, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:55 PM

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