vlock Plugin Name Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:26624

Info

vlock Plugin Name Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 26624
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Nov 28 2007 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 29 2007 06:23PM
Credit: The vendor reported this issue.
Vulnerable: vlock vlock alpha3
vlock vlock alpha2
vlock vlock alpha1
vlock vlock 2.2 rc2
vlock vlock 2.2 rc1
vlock vlock 2.2 beta2
vlock vlock 2.2 beta1
Not Vulnerable: vlock vlock 2.2 rc3

Discussion

vlock Plugin Name Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

The 'vlock' program is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with superuser privileges. Successfully exploiting this issue will result in the complete compromise of affected computers.

This issue affects versions prior to vlock 2.2-rc3.

Exploit / POC

vlock Plugin Name Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any working 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].

Solution / Fix

vlock Plugin Name Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor released an update to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.


vlock vlock 2.2 beta2

vlock vlock alpha3

vlock vlock alpha2

vlock vlock 2.2 beta1

vlock vlock 2.2 rc1

vlock vlock 2.2 rc2

vlock vlock alpha1

References

vlock Plugin Name Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

References:

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