Yongguang Zhang HZTTY Local Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability

BID:12518

Info

Yongguang Zhang HZTTY Local Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 12518
Class: Unknown
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Feb 10 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Feb 10 2005 12:00AM
Credit: Erik Sjölund is credited with the discovery of this issue.
Vulnerable: Yongguang Zhang hztty 2.0
+ Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
 + Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
 + Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
 + Debian Linux 3.0 mips
 + Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
 + Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
 + Debian Linux 3.0 arm
 + Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
 + Debian Linux 3.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Yongguang Zhang HZTTY Local Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability

A local, arbitrary command execution vulnerability affects Yongguang Zhang hztty. The underlying cause of this issue is currently unknown. This BID will be updated as more information is released.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the 'utmp' group, potentially facilitating privilege escalation.

Exploit / POC

Yongguang Zhang HZTTY Local Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability

Currently we 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] <mailto:[email protected]>.

Solution / Fix

Yongguang Zhang HZTTY Local Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability

Solution:
Debian Linux has released advisory DSA 675-1 along with fixes dealing with this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.


Yongguang Zhang hztty 2.0

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Yongguang Zhang HZTTY Local Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability

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