VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2002-0973

CVSS score4.6 MEDIUM

EPSS probability0.35%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2002-09-24

Last modified2026-06-16

Description

Integer signedness error in several system calls for FreeBSD 4.6.1 RELEASE-p10 and earlier may allow attackers to access sensitive kernel memory via large negative values to the (1) accept, (2) getsockname, and (3) getpeername system calls, and the (4) vesa FBIO_GETPALETTE ioctl.