CVE-2004-1323 Denial of service in n/a
Local attackers can crash the NetBSD kernel by sending large signal numbers to specific compatibility system calls.
- 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-2004-1323?
CVE-2004-1323 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Netbsd Netbsd, published on 6 Jan 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple syscalls in the compat subsystem for NetBSD before 2.0 allow local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via a large signal number to (1) xxx_sys_kill, (2) xxx_sys_sigaction, and possibly other translation functions.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1323?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netbsd Netbsd.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1323?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1323 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-2004-1323 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1323 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Netbsd Netbsd
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4pj8-4cfr-p3m5.