MirBSD Korn Shell Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:28768

Info

MirBSD Korn Shell Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 28768
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2008-1845
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Apr 14 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 16 2015 06:01PM
Credit: The vendor reported this issue.
Vulnerable: MirBSD mksh 0
Not Vulnerable: MirBSD mksh R33d

Discussion

MirBSD Korn Shell Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

MirBSD Korn Shell (mksh) is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability because the application fails to properly ensure that the origin of terminal input is secure.

Successfully exploiting this issue allows local attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands with the privileges of other users running the affected shell.

Versions prior to mksh R33d are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

MirBSD Korn Shell Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

An attacker exploits this issue by using standard utilities.

Solution / Fix

MirBSD Korn Shell Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released a fix. Please see the references for more information.

References

MirBSD Korn Shell Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

References:

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