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…

published August 2, 2002

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
34.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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 privileges.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00411 · 34.0th percentile
Published
2002-08-02T04:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 02 AUG 04:00Z
    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…
    cvelistv5