CVE-2002-1915

moderate-risk
Published 2002-12-31

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.23% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (20)

Affected Vendors

Freebsd Openbsd Netbsd

References (6)

Broken Link http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/283033
Broken Link http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9633.php
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5265
Broken Link http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/283033
Broken Link http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9633.php
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5265
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 24/34 · High