CVE-2002-2092 Race condition in n/a

Low 3.7 Published 5 Aug 2005 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Local attackers can gain privileges by exploiting a race condition in the exec system call before setuid checks are completed.

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-2002-2092?

CVE-2002-2092 is a low-severity vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 5 Aug 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Race condition in exec in OpenBSD 4.0 and earlier, NetBSD 1.5.2 and earlier, and FreeBSD 4.4 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges by attaching a debugger to a process before the kernel has determined that the process is setuid or setgid.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2092?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Freebsd Freebsd, Netbsd Netbsd, Openbsd Openbsd.

How do I fix CVE-2002-2092?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2092 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2002-2092 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2092 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-j2g3-92wj-m9vf.