CVE-2002-0831
Status: ModifiedLow (2.1)—
The kqueue mechanism in FreeBSD 4.3 through 4.6 STABLE allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via a pipe call in which one end is terminated and an EVFILT_WRITE filter is registered for the other end.
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Base score: 2.1
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.33%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 24
- Score date: 10/7/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- NVD-CWE-Other
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102865142610126&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9774.php
- http://www.osvdb.org/5069
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5405
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102865142610126&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9774.php
- http://www.osvdb.org/5069
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5405
Raw JSON (NVD)
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