CVE-2002-0766

Published Apr 2, 2003 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
OpenBSD 2.9 through 3.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) and gain root privileges by filling the kernel's file descriptor table and closing file descriptors 0, 1, or 2 before executing a privileged process, which is not properly handled when OpenBSD fails to open an alternate descriptor.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2002-0758 OpenBSD 2.9 through 3.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) and gain root privileges by filling the kernel's file descriptor table and closing file descriptors 0, 1, or 2 before executing a privileged process, which is not properly handled when OpenBSD fails to open an alternate descriptor.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 8, 2024, 3:03 AM
Reserved
Jul 25, 2002, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 12, 2002, 4:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 9:58 PM