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CVE-2001-1180 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:42.signal.v1.1.asc	CVE
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-07/0179.html	CVE	ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/l-111.shtml	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6829	CVE
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/943633	CVE	PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/1897	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3007	CVE	ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:42.signal.v1.1.asc	[email protected]
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-07/0179.html	[email protected]	ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/l-111.shtml	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6829	[email protected]
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/943633	[email protected]	PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/1897	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3007	[email protected]	ExploitPatchVendor Advisory

see all 14 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Weakness Not in a Standard CWE Category	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
freebsd freebsd	4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3
CPE cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.3:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 16, 2026		[email protected]
Nov 20, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 10, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 1, 2004	Initial Analysis	[email protected]