RE: remote kernel exploits?

[nectar () FreeBSD org (Jacques A. Vidrine)]

On Tue, Sep 10, 2002 at 06:40:59PM +0300, Yonatan Bokovza wrote:
> It might be the case that this is the problem:
> http://www.openbsd.org/errata.html#scarg
> I know that a similar problem was fixed in FreeBSD a little
> later, but I can't find the correct pointer.

I believe the `similar problem' to which you refer is described here:
<URL:ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:38.signed-error.asc>

> Since this is a problem in the kernel, it might be remotely
> exploitable.

These are problems in the handling of arguments to certain system
calls.  So no, they are not remotely exploitable by themselves.

Cheers,
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