SUSE Netapplet Unspecified Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:13068

Info

SUSE Netapplet Unspecified Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 13068
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2005-1040
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Apr 08 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 12:56PM
Credit: This issue was announced by the vendor.
Vulnerable: S.u.S.E. Novell Linux Desktop 9.0
S.u.S.E. Novell Linux Desktop 1.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

SUSE Netapplet Unspecified Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Netapplet is prone to a local input validation issue. This could allow a local user to gain elevated privileges.

Specific details of this vulnerability are not currently known.

Exploit / POC

SUSE Netapplet Unspecified Local Privilege Escalation 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

SUSE Netapplet Unspecified Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
SUSE has released an advisory (SUSE-SR:2005:010) and fixes for this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for information on obtaining fixes.

References

SUSE Netapplet Unspecified Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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