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IBM AIX 5.3 does not properly verify the status of file descriptors before setuid execution, which allows local users to gain privileges by closing file descriptor 0, 1, or 2 and then invoking a setuid program, a variant of CVE-2002-0572

Published Jan 19, 2007

Description

IBM AIX 5.3 does not properly verify the status of file descriptors before setuid execution, which allows local users to gain privileges by closing file descriptor 0, 1, or 2 and then invoking a setuid program, a variant of CVE-2002-0572.

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Remediation

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References (2)

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 19, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 19, 2007
Link CVE-2007-0392
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Link CVE-2007-0392
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a
Links CVE-2007-0392