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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 2.1/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10115.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/7566
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5722Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10115.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/7566
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5722Patch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 2, 2003
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified