CVE-2002-2180

Published Nov 16, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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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Source ID Title
EUVD 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
Sep 16, 2024, 6:12 PM
Reserved
Nov 16, 2005, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 31, 2002, 5:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:00 PM