CVE-2002-2180

N/A Unknown
Published: December 31, 2002 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.0/common/032_kerntime.patch
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10278.php
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openbsd.org/plus32.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5861
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.0/common/032_kerntime.patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10278.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openbsd.org/plus32.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5861
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
35th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

openbsd