medium
5.5
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other 667
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2002-1915

First published: Tue Dec 31 2002(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
FreeBSD FreeBSD=3.5
FreeBSD FreeBSD=3.5.1
FreeBSD FreeBSD=4.0
FreeBSD FreeBSD=4.1
FreeBSD FreeBSD=4.1.1
FreeBSD FreeBSD=4.2
FreeBSD FreeBSD=4.3
FreeBSD FreeBSD=4.4
FreeBSD FreeBSD=4.5
FreeBSD FreeBSD=4.6
FreeBSD FreeBSD=5.0
NetBSD NetBSD=1.0
NetBSD NetBSD=1.1
NetBSD NetBSD=1.2
NetBSD NetBSD=1.2.1
NetBSD NetBSD=1.3
NetBSD NetBSD=1.3.1
NetBSD NetBSD=1.3.2
NetBSD NetBSD=1.3.3
NetBSD NetBSD=1.4
NetBSD NetBSD=1.4.1
NetBSD NetBSD=1.4.2
NetBSD NetBSD=1.4.3
NetBSD NetBSD=1.5
NetBSD NetBSD=1.5.1
NetBSD NetBSD=1.5.2
OpenBSD=2.0
OpenBSD=2.1
OpenBSD=2.2
OpenBSD=2.3
OpenBSD=2.4
OpenBSD=2.5
OpenBSD=2.6
OpenBSD=2.7
OpenBSD=2.8
OpenBSD=2.9
OpenBSD=3.0
OpenBSD=3.1
FreeBSD FreeBSD=4.1.1-stable
FreeBSD FreeBSD=4.1.1-release
FreeBSD FreeBSD=4.4-stable
FreeBSD FreeBSD=4.6-release
FreeBSD FreeBSD=4.3-stable
FreeBSD FreeBSD=3.5-stable
FreeBSD FreeBSD=4.5-stable
FreeBSD FreeBSD=4.5-release
FreeBSD FreeBSD=4.3-release
FreeBSD FreeBSD=4.2-stable
FreeBSD FreeBSD=3.5.1-stable
FreeBSD FreeBSD=3.5.1-release

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2002-1915?

    CVE-2002-1915 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability affecting multiple BSD-based operating systems.

  • How do I fix CVE-2002-1915?

    To fix CVE-2002-1915, ensure that the /var/log/acculog file is not locked by local users when it is not needed.

  • Which systems are affected by CVE-2002-1915?

    CVE-2002-1915 affects various versions of FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD operating systems.

  • What impact does CVE-2002-1915 have on system operations?

    CVE-2002-1915 can prevent the execution of processes that rely on the /var/log/acculog file.

  • Is there a workaround for CVE-2002-1915?

    A potential workaround for CVE-2002-1915 is to adjust permissions on the /var/log/acculog file to restrict access.

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