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.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2005-11-16T21:17:00Z
Updated: 2024-09-16T18:12:53.378Z
Reserved: 2005-11-16T00:00:00Z
Link: CVE-2002-2180
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NVD
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2002-12-31T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2008-09-05T20:32:32.400
Link: CVE-2002-2180
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