Description
Vulnerability in a system call in BSDI 3.0 and 3.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (reboot) in the kernel via a particular sequence of instructions.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- BSDI 3.0/3.1 - Local Kernel Denial of Service EDB-21077 · dos · Aug 21, 2001 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 3220 vdb-entry
- bsd-kernel-dos(7023) vdb-entry
- 20010821 BSDi (3.0/3.1) reboot machine code as any user (non-specific) mailing-list