CVE-2001-1559
lowpriority · track · 33EPSS 0.015 · 74 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The uipc system calls (uipc_syscalls.c) in OpenBSD 2.9 and 3.0 provide user mode return instead of versus rval kernel mode values to the fdrelease function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service and trigger a null dereference.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.1–5.5
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-21167OpenBSD 2.x/3.0 - User Mode Return Value Denial of Servicefunctional · exploit_db
affected products (3)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (6)
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- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-12/0014.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://monkey.org/openbsd/archive/tech/0112/msg00015.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7690.phpenisa_euvd
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-12/0014.htmlBroken LinkExploitnvd
- http://monkey.org/openbsd/archive/tech/0112/msg00015.htmlBroken LinkExploitnvd
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7690.phpBroken Linknvd
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