CVE-2002-0831

N/A Unknown
Published: August 12, 2002 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/5069
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102865142610126&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9774.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/5069
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5405
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
24th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

freebsd