Gentoo 'sys-apps/portage' Search Path Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:31670

Info

Gentoo 'sys-apps/portage' Search Path Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 31670
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2008-4394
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Oct 09 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Oct 09 2008 08:37PM
Credit: Gentoo Security Team
Vulnerable: Gentoo sys-apps/portage 2.1.4.4
Gentoo sys-apps/portage 2.1.3.11
Gentoo sys-apps/portage 2.1.3.10
Not Vulnerable: Gentoo sys-apps/portage 2.1.4.5

Discussion

Gentoo 'sys-apps/portage' Search Path Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Gentoo 'sys-apps/portage' is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.

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

Exploit / POC

Gentoo 'sys-apps/portage' Search Path Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting administrator to run the emerge command on certain ebuilds.

Solution / Fix

Gentoo 'sys-apps/portage' Search Path Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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

References

Gentoo 'sys-apps/portage' Search Path Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

References:

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