CVE - CVE-2002-0754

CVE-ID
CVE-2002-0754	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Kerberos 5 su (k5su) in FreeBSD 4.4 and earlier relies on the getlogin system call to determine if the user running k5su is root, which could allow a root-initiated process to regain its privileges after it has dropped them.
References
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BID:3919 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3919 FREEBSD:FreeBSD-SA-02:07 URL:ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:07.k5su.asc XF:kerberos5-k5su-elevate-privileges(7956) URL:~~http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7956.php~~ (Obsolete source - check if archived by the Wayback Machine)
Date Record Created
20030402	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
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