CVE-2002-0279 Denial of service in n/a
Local attackers can trigger a kernel panic via setrlimit, causing denial of service and potentially gaining privileges on HP-UX systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-0279?
CVE-2002-0279 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Hp Hp-Ux, published on 3 May 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The kernel in HP-UX 11.11 does not properly provide arguments for setrlimit, which could allow local attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) and possibly gain privileges.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0279?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hp Hp-Ux.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0279?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0279 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2002-0279 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0279 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Hp Hp-Ux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q46f-4p2g-xgc3.