CVE - CVE-2002-2180

CVE-ID
CVE-2002-2180	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:5861 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5861 CONFIRM:ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.0/common/032_kerntime.patch OPENBSD:20021002 Incorrect argument checking in the setitimer(2) system call may allow an attacker to write to kernel memory. URL:http://www.openbsd.org/plus32.html XF:openbsd-setitimer-memory-overwrite(10278) URL:~~http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10278.php~~ (Obsolete source - check if archived by the Wayback Machine)
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20051116	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.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20051116)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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