Integer signedness error in select() on OpenBSD 3.1 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary kernel memory via a negative value for the size parameter, which satisfies the boundary check as a signed integer, but is later used as an unsigned integer during a data copying operation.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Openbsd | Openbsd | 3.0 (including) | 3.0 (including) |
| Openbsd | Openbsd | 3.1 (including) | 3.1 (including) |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=102918817012863\u0026w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9809.php
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/259787
- http://www.osvdb.org/7554
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5442
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=102918817012863\u0026w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9809.php
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/259787
- http://www.osvdb.org/7554
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5442