GCVE-110-CERTCC-2001-943633

Advisory Published

Vulnetix · Advisory published July 10, 2001

The FreeBSD operating system does not adequately clear signal handlers subsequent to a process calling exec() on a setuid program. This vulnerability can allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code as root.

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impact20population13exploitation0widely_known20score_current29.25ease_of_exploitation20

Aliases

CVE-2001-1180

References

FreeBSD can be compromised locally via signal handlers

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FreeBSD can be compromised locally via signal handlers

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FreeBSD can be compromised locally via signal handlers

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FreeBSD can be compromised locally via signal handlers

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