CVE-2002-0973

Integer signedness error in several system calls for FreeBSD 4.6.1 RELEASE-p10 and earlier may allow attackers to access sensitive kernel memory via large negative values to the (1) accept, (2) getsockname, and (3) getpeername system calls, and the (4) vesa FBIO_GETPALETTE ioctl.

Score

CVSS 2.0 4.6 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2002-09-24

Last modified

2024-08-08

Affected products

• Freebsd (Freebsd)

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102976839728706&w=2
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9903.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5493