CVE-2001-0993 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

sendmsg function in NetBSD 1.3 through 1.5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel trap or panic) via a msghdr structure with a large msg_controllen length.

Published: 2002-03-09

Score: 2.1 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.3.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.3.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.3.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.5:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-0975	sendmsg function in NetBSD 1.3 through 1.5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel trap or panic) via a msghdr structure with a large msg_controllen length.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00065.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/netbsd/2001-q3/0102.html
http://www.osvdb.org/1910
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3088
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6908

History

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Subscriptions

Netbsd Netbsd

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-03-09T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:37:07.021Z

Reserved: 2002-01-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0993

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-07-24T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2001-0993

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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