CVE-2002-1490

Description

NetBSD 1.4 through 1.6 beta allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via a series of calls to the TIOCSCTTY ioctl, which causes an integer overflow in a structure counter and sets the counter to zero, which frees memory that is still in use by other processes.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.07%

Vendor Advisory netbsd.org Vendor Advisory iss.net Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2002-007.txt.asc	vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/7566	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5722	vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10115.php	vdb entry patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-1490?: CVE-2002-1490 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-1490?: To fix CVE-2002-1490, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2002-1490 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2002-1490 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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