Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2001-1559 (CCN-7690)

Assigned:2001-12-02
Published:2001-12-02
Updated:2008-09-05
Summary:The uipc system calls (uipc_syscalls.c) in OpenBSD 2.9 and 3.0 provide user mode return instead of versus rval kernel mode values to the fdrelease function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service and trigger a null dereference.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:2.1 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Exploit
20011202 OpenBSD local DoS

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Dec 02 2001 - 14:33:09 CST
OpenBSD local DoS

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2001-1559

Source: MLIST
Type: Exploit
[OpenBSD] 20011202 Code that crashes kernel at will + proposed patch

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
openbsd-retval-null-dos(7690)

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 20354
OpenBSD uipc System Calls Null Dereference Local DoS

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
openbsd-retval-null-dos(7690)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:openbsd:openbsd:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:openbsd:openbsd:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:openbsd:openbsd:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:openbsd:openbsd:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    openbsd openbsd 2.9
    openbsd openbsd 3.0
    openbsd openbsd 2.9
    openbsd openbsd 3.0