CVE-2001-1180

2002-06-2504:00:00

mitre

www.cve.org

6.7 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.3%

JSON

FreeBSD 4.3 does not properly clear shared signal handlers when executing a process, which allows local users to gain privileges by calling rfork with a shared signal handler, having the child process execute a setuid program, and sending a signal to the child.

References

ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:42.signal.v1.1.asc

archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-07/0179.html

ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/l-111.shtml

www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/943633

www.osvdb.org/1897

www.securityfocus.com/bid/3007

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6829