Chetcpasswd Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
BID:21644
Info
Chetcpasswd Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 21644 |
| Class: | Race Condition Error |
| CVE: | |
| Remote: | No |
| Local: | Yes |
| Published: | Dec 18 2006 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Dec 18 2006 08:28PM |
| Credit: | Smålandstomte is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability. |
| Vulnerable: |
CHETCPASSWD CHETCPASSWD 2.4.1 |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
Chetcpasswd Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
The 'chetcpasswd' utility is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.
An attacker can exploit this issue to obtain superuser privileges. A successful attack can result in the complete compromise of the affected computer due to privilege escalation.
Version 2.4.1 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
The 'chetcpasswd' utility is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.
An attacker can exploit this issue to obtain superuser privileges. A successful attack can result in the complete compromise of the affected computer due to privilege escalation.
Version 2.4.1 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
Exploit / POC
Chetcpasswd Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected]:[email protected].
Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected]:[email protected].
Solution / Fix
Chetcpasswd Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected]:[email protected].
Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected]:[email protected].
References
Chetcpasswd Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
References:
References:
- chetcpasswd Home Page on Sourceforge (chetcpasswd)