# CVE-2002-0766

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2002-0766
- **Severity:** UNKNOWN
- **CVSS Score:** 0.01
- **CWE:** N/A
- **Published:** Apr 2, 2003
- **Last Modified:** Mar 16, 2026

## Description

OpenBSD 2.9 through 3.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) and gain root privileges by filling the kernel's file descriptor table and closing file descriptors 0, 1, or 2 before executing a privileged process, which is not properly handled when OpenBSD fails to open an alternate descriptor.

## Affected Products

- n/a — n/a (n/a)

## References

- [CNA](http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/271702)
- [CNA](http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9048.php)
- [CNA](http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/314963)
- [CNA](http://www.osvdb.org/5715)
- [CNA](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4708)
- [CNA](http://www.osvdb.org/5114)
- [CNA](http://www.openbsd.org/errata.html#fdalloc2)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.18%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 39.0

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-17._