Description
ktrace in BSD-based operating systems allows the owner of a process with special privileges to trace the process after its privileges have been lowered, which may allow the owner to obtain sensitive information that the process obtained while it was running with the extra privileges.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 2.1/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102650797504351&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9474.php
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata.html#ktrace
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5133
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102650797504351&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9474.php
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata.html#ktrace
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5133
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 23, 2002
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified