Vulnerability in Freebsd

CVE-2002-1915

tip on multiple BSD-based operating systems allows local users to cause a denial of service (execution prevention) by using flock() to lock the /var/log/acculog file.

EPSS: 0.003 (18.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

  • Freebsd — versions 3.5, 3.5.1, 4.0
  • Netbsd — versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.2
  • Openbsd — versions 2.0, 2.1, 2.2
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_XF)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2002-1915?
CVE-2002-1915 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freebsd, classified under Improper Locking. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2002-12-31.
How severe is CVE-2002-1915?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.