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CVE-2002-0831

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.33%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2002-08-12 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2002-0831
Severity
LOW
CVSS
2.1
EPSS
0.33%

Original NVD Description

The kqueue mechanism in FreeBSD 4.3 through 4.6 STABLE allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via a pipe call in which one end is terminated and an EVFILT_WRITE filter is registered for the other end.