Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2002-2180
CVE-2002-2180
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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Affected products
13cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 12 more
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: >=2.0, <=3.1
Patches
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References
4- ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.0/common/032_kerntime.patchnvdPatch
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/10278.phpnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/5861nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.openbsd.org/plus32.htmlnvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
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