CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-1420

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Integer signedness error in select() on OpenBSD 3.1 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary kernel memory via a negative value for the size parameter.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to serious security breaches, allowing local users to gain unauthorized access to kernel memory.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade the system to a newer version of OpenBSD to eliminate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Integer signedness error in select() on OpenBSD 3.1 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary kernel memory via a negative value for the size parameter, which satisfies the boundary check as a signed integer, but is later used as an unsigned integer during a data copying operation.

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