CVE-2002-1963 in Kernel

Summary

Linux kernel 2.4.1 through 2.4.19 sets root s NR_RESERVED_FILES limit to 10 files, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by opening 10 setuid binaries.

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• Reservation: 06/29/2005
• Disclosure: 12/31/2002
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-19605 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-404 (Confirmed)
• Exploit: Download
• CVSS: 4.0
• EPSS: 0.00060
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1963
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1963
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2002-1963/