FreeBSD Orville-write Port Vulnerability

BID:1070

Info

FreeBSD Orville-write Port Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 1070
Class: Configuration Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Mar 27 2000 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 27 2000 12:00AM
Credit: This vulnerability was made public in FreeBSD advisory FreeBSD-SA-00:10, published March 15, 2000.
Vulnerable: FreeBSD FreeBSD 3.4
FreeBSD FreeBSD 3.3
FreeBSD FreeBSD 3.2
FreeBSD FreeBSD 3.1
FreeBSD FreeBSD 3.0
Not Vulnerable: FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.0

Discussion

FreeBSD Orville-write Port Vulnerability

A vulnerability has been discovered in the Orville-write package, as distributed as part of the FreeBSD port system. The binary /usr/local/bin/huh is incorrectly installed setuid root. This, combined with a buffer overrun, may allow local users to gain root privileges.

The orville-write package is not part of FreeBSD proper. It is available, without any claims about security, as part of the FreeBSD port package. This package is only installed if the user deliberately installs the port.

Exploit / POC

FreeBSD Orville-write Port Vulnerability

Currently the SecurityFocus staff are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

FreeBSD Orville-write Port Vulnerability

Solution:
Versions of orville-write in the ports hierarchy since March 9, 2000 have not been vulnerable. FreeBSD 4.0-RELEASE is not vulnerable. New versions of this port are available at
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-3-stable/misc/orville-write-2.41a.tgz
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-4-current/misc/orville-write-2.41a.tgz
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/alpha/packages-4-current/misc/orville-write-2.41a.tgz

The FreeBSD port skeleton is available at http://www.freebsd.org/ports

References

FreeBSD Orville-write Port Vulnerability

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