CVE-2001-0268
CVSS 7.2 - HIGH
Description
The i386_set_ldt system call in NetBSD 1.5 and earlier, and OpenBSD 2.8 and earlier, when the USER_LDT kernel option is enabled, does not validate a call gate target, which allows local users to gain root privileges by creating a segment call gate in the Local Descriptor Table (LDT) with a target that specifies an arbitrary kernel address.
Affected Products
2| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| netbsd | netbsd |
All versions
|
| openbsd | openbsd |
All versions
|
References
Weakness Types
NVD-CWE-Other
CVE Information
- CVE ID:
CVE-2001-0268- Published:
- 2001-05-03
- Modified:
- 2026-04-16
- CVSS Score:
- 7.2
- Severity:
- HIGH
- Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Affected Vendors
netbsd
openbsd
Quick Actions
CVSS Severity Scale
0.0 - 3.9
LOW
4.0 - 6.9
MEDIUM
7.0 - 8.9
HIGH
9.0 - 10.0
CRITICAL