CVE-2001-1180

CVE-2001-1180 affects FreeBSD 4.3. The vulnerability arises because the kernel does not properly clear shared signal handlers when a process execs, allowing a local attacker to gain root privileges by: calling rfork with a shared signal handler, having the child execute a setuid program, and sign...

CVE-2001-1180

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...