Description
Integer signedness error in select() on OpenBSD 3.1 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary kernel memory via a negative value for the size parameter, which satisfies the boundary check as a signed integer, but is later used as an unsigned integer during a data copying operation.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.2/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102918817012863&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9809.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/259787US Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/7554
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5442Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102918817012863&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9809.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/259787US Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/7554
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5442Patch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 11, 2003
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified