CVE-2002-2180

Published Dec 31, 2002 openbsd

Overview

CVE-2002-2180 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting openbsd openbsd. It was published on December 31, 2002.

Technical 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from openbsd. Update openbsd to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status

References

Ref ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.0/common/032_kerntime.patch Ref www.iss.net/security_center/static/10278.php Ref www.openbsd.org/plus32.html Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/5861 Ref ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.0/common/032_kerntime.patch Ref www.iss.net/security_center/static/10278.php Ref www.openbsd.org/plus32.html Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/5861

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2002-2180?

CVE-2002-2180 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting openbsd openbsd. It was published on December 31, 2002.

How severe is CVE-2002-2180?

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