# CVE-2002-2092: Race condition in exec in OpenBSD 4.0 and earlier, NetBSD 1.5.2 and earlier, and FreeBSD 4.4 and earlier allows local users to gain privileg

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-08-05 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Race condition in exec in OpenBSD 4.0 and earlier, NetBSD 1.5.2 and earlier, and FreeBSD 4.4 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges by attaching a debugger to a process before the kernel has determined that the process is setuid or setgid.

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## Related

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## References

- ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:08.exec.asc
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3891
- http://www.osvdb.org/19475
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7945
- ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2002-001.txt.asc

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