CVE-2002-2180 Integer overflow in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published 16 Nov 2005 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Local attackers can exploit an integer signedness error in the setitimer system call to write to kernel memory and gain root privileges.

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-2002-2180?

CVE-2002-2180 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openbsd Openbsd, published on 16 Nov 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2180?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Openbsd Openbsd.

How do I fix CVE-2002-2180?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2180 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2002-2180 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2180 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-fqm4-g2w4-w349.