CVE-2002-1674 Denial of service in n/a

Low 1.2 Published 21 Jun 2005 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Local attackers can cause a kernel panic in FreeBSD by removing a file referenced by fstatfs, leading to denial of service.

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-2002-1674?

CVE-2002-1674 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 21 Jun 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

procfs on FreeBSD before 4.5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) by removing a file that the fstatfs function refers to.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1674?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Freebsd Freebsd.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1674?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1674 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-2002-1674 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1674 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-x7jx-xvm5-65gq.