Security Update: [CSSA-2002-SCO.43] UnixWare 7.1.1 Open UNIX 8.0.0 : closed file descriptor race vulnerability

To: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] SCO Security Advisory Subject: UnixWare 7.1.1 Open UNIX 8.0.0 : closed file descriptor race vulnerability Advisory number: CSSA-2002-SCO.43 Issue date: 2002 December 09 Cross referenc...

WMNet2 1.0 6 - Kernel Memory File Descriptor Leakage

WMNet2 1.0 6 - Kernel Memory File Descriptor Leakage source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5719/info It has been reported that wmnet2 is vulnerable to a leakage of open file descriptors that may result in unauthorized disclosure of kernel memory. It is allegedly possible for attackers to...

BubbleMon 1.x Kernel - Memory File Descriptor Leakage

BubbleMon 1.x Kernel - Memory File Descriptor Leakage source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5714/info It has been reported that BubbleMon is vulnerable to a leakage of open file descriptors that may result in unauthorized disclosure of kernel memory. It is allegedly possible for attackers to...

WMNet2 1.0 6 - Kernel Memory File Descriptor Leakage

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5719/info It has been reported that wmnet2 is vulnerable to a leakage of open file descriptors that may result in unauthorized disclosure of kernel memory. It is allegedly possible for attackers to inherit the open file descriptors for /dev/mem and...

FreeBSD-SA-02:39.libkvm

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- ============================================================================= FreeBSD-SA-02:39.libkvm Security Advisory The FreeBSD Project Topic: Applications using libkvm may leak sensitive descriptors Category: core Module: libkvm Announced: 2002-09-16...

CVE-2002-0871

xinetd 2.3.4 leaks file descriptors for the signal pipe to services that are launched by xinetd, which could allow those services to cause a denial of service via the pipe...

CVE-2002-0871

xinetd 2.3.4 leaks file descriptors for the signal pipe to services that are launched by xinetd, which could allow those services to cause a denial of service via the pipe...

DSA-151 xinetd - pipe exposure

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CVE-2002-0766

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 ope...

CVE-2002-0820

FreeBSD kernel 4.6 and earlier closes the file descriptors 0, 1, and 2 after they have already been assigned to /dev/null when the descriptors reference procfs or linprocfs, which could allow local users to reuse the file descriptors in a setuid or setgid program to modify critical data and gain...

CVE-2002-0820: Undefined Security Weakness

FreeBSD kernel 4.6 and earlier closes the file descriptors 0, 1, and 2 after they have already been assigned to /dev/null when the descriptors reference procfs or linprocfs, which could allow local users to reuse the file descriptors in a setuid or setgid program to modify critical data and gain...

perl getpwuid problem

Getpwuid call doesn't clode /etc/shadow, it leaves the possibility to access file descriptor after privelege are dropped...

CVE-2002-0767

simpleinit on Linux systems does not close a read/write FIFO file descriptor before creating a child process, which allows the child process to cause simpleinit to execute arbitrary programs with root privileges...

CVE-2002-0767

The CVE-2002-0767 issue affects Linux systems running the simpleinit component. The root cause is that simpleinit does not close a read/write FIFO file descriptor before forking a child process. Consequently, the child process can cause simpleinit to execute arbitrary programs with root privilege...

CVE-2002-0767: Undefined Security Weakness

simpleinit on Linux systems does not close a read/write FIFO file descriptor before creating a child process, which allows the child process to cause simpleinit to execute arbitrary programs with root privileges...

Linux Kernel 2.4.182.4.19 - Privileged File Descriptor Resource Exhaustion (Denial of Service)

Linux Kernel 2.4.182.4.19 - Privileged File Descriptor Resource Exhaustion Denial of Service / source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5178/info The Linux kernel is a freely available, open source kernel originally written by Linus Torvalds. It is the core of all Linux distributions. Recent...

Linux Kernel 2.4.18/2.4.19 - Privileged File Descriptor Resource Exhaustion (Denial of Service)

/ source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5178/info The Linux kernel is a freely available, open source kernel originally written by Linus Torvalds. It is the core of all Linux distributions. Recent versions of the Linux kernel include a collection of file descriptors which are reserved for usa...

simpleinit root exploit - file descriptor left open

Background ---------- Simpleinit is an init program for Linux systems. It is included in the util-linux distribution. More information about simpleinit is available at http://www.atnf.csiro.au/people/rgooch/linux/boot-scripts/. Problem ------- Simpleinit leaves a file descriptor open in some chil...

Privelege escalation via simpleinit

File descriptor doesn't closed after priveleges are dropped...

Richard Gooch SimpleInit 2.0.2 - Open File Descriptor

// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5001/info A vulnerability has been reported for simpleinit that may allow users to execute arbitrary commands as the superuser. The vulnerability occurs because simpleinit may allow some child processes to inherit a file descriptor with read-write...