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CVE-2002-1125

LOW

2.1

CVSS Severity Score

EPSS Score0.0810%

EPSS Percentile9.94th

PublishedSep 24, 2002

Last ModifiedApr 16, 2026

Vulnerability Description

FreeBSD port programs that use libkvm for FreeBSD 4.6.2-RELEASE and earlier, including (1) asmon, (2) ascpu, (3) bubblemon, (4) wmmon, and (5) wmnet2, leave open file descriptors for /dev/mem and /dev/kmem, which allows local users to read kernel memory.

Affected Platforms (CPE)

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Freebsd

Freebsd

= 4.2

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Freebsd

Freebsd

= 4.3

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Freebsd

Freebsd

= 4.4

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Freebsd

Freebsd

= 4.5

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Freebsd

Freebsd

= 4.6

References & Advisories

🔗 ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:39.libkvm.asc

🔗 http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q3/0115.html

🔗 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103228135413310&w=2

🔗 http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10109.php

🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5714

🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5716

🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5718

🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5719

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