CVE-2007-0392
IBM AIX 5.3 does not properly verify the status of file descriptors before setuid execution, which allows local users to gain privileges by
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- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
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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