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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 12, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2002-0831

CVE-2002-0831

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.

Affected products

6
  • FreeBSD/FreeBSD6 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.3:release:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.3:release:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.4:release:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.5:release:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.6:release:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.6:stable:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: >=4.3, <=4.6 STABLE

Patches

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