CVE-2002-0831

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Published Apr 2, 2003 CVSS 2.0 · 2.1 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The kqueue mechanism in FreeBSD 4.3 through 4.6 STABLE allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via a pipe call in which one end is terminated and an EVFILT_WRITE filter is registered for the other end.

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:freebsd:freebsd:4.3:release::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.4:release::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.5:release::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.6:release::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.6:stable::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-0823	The kqueue mechanism in FreeBSD 4.3 through 4.6 STABLE allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via a pipe call in which one end is terminated and an EVFILT_WRITE filter is registered for the other end.

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://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102865142610126&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9774.php
http://www.osvdb.org/5069
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5405

History

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Subscriptions

Freebsd Freebsd

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 3:03 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 2, 2003, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 3:03 AM
Reserved: Aug 6, 2002, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:58 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 12, 2002, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:58 PM

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