Denial of Service Vulnerability in BSD-Based Operating Systems
CVE-2002-1915

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Key Information:

Vendor: FreeBSD
Status: FreeBSD; OpenBSD; Netbsd
Vendor: CVE Published:; 31 December 2002

What is CVE-2002-1915?

A vulnerability present in multiple BSD-based operating systems enables local users to cause a denial of service by exploiting the flock() system call to lock the /var/log/acculog file. This improper handling allows the user to prevent legitimate access to the log file, leading to disruption in normal system operation and potential logging failures.

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