PUBLISHED DATE: December 31, 2002CVE-2002-2188:
Denial of Service Vulnerability

Description

OpenBSD before 3.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via a call to getrlimit(2) with invalid arguments, possibly due to an integer signedness error.

Products

• OpenBSD 3.0
• OpenBSD 3.1

Questions to Ask Vendors

1. Can you confirm whether your systems are affected by CVE-2002-2188, and if so, what steps are you currently taking to mitigate this vulnerability?
2. What is your estimated timeline for fully resolving CVE-2002-2188 in your products or services, and how will you communicate updates on this issue to us as your customer?

Recommended Actions

• Check out the advisory links provided below.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-2188