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CVE-2001-0993

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2001-07-24 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

sendmsg function in NetBSD 1.3 through 1.5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel trap or panic) via a msghdr structure with a large msg_controllen length.

Affected products

• Netbsd: 1.3, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.3, 1.4, 1.4.1 (+3)

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/netbsd/2001-q3/0102.html
• http://www.osvdb.org/1910
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3088
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6908
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/netbsd/2001-q3/0102.html
• http://www.osvdb.org/1910
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3088
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6908

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