CVE - CVE-2002-0766

CVE-ID
CVE-2002-0766	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
OpenBSD 2.9 through 3.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) and gain root privileges by filling the kernel's file descriptor table and closing file descriptors 0, 1, or 2 before executing a privileged process, which is not properly handled when OpenBSD fails to open an alternate descriptor.
References
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BID:4708 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4708 BUGTRAQ:20020509 OpenBSD local DoS and root exploit URL:http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/271702 CERT-VN:VU#314963 URL:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/314963 OPENBSD:20020508 003: SECURITY FIX: May 8, 2002 URL:http://www.openbsd.org/errata.html#fdalloc2 OSVDB:5114 URL:~~http://www.osvdb.org/5114~~ (Obsolete source) OSVDB:5715 URL:~~http://www.osvdb.org/5715~~ (Obsolete source) VULNWATCH:20020509 OpenBSD local DoS and root exploit XF:openbsd-file-descriptor-dos(9048) URL:~~http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9048.php~~ (Obsolete source - check if archived by the Wayback Machine)
Date Record Created
20030402	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
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