inotify incron Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
BID:44209
Info
inotify incron Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 44209 |
| Class: | Design Error |
| CVE: |
CVE-2009-3589 |
| Remote: | No |
| Local: | Yes |
| Published: | Oct 02 2009 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Oct 02 2009 12:00AM |
| Credit: | till |
| Vulnerable: | |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
inotify incron Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
incron is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.
Local attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary commands with superuser privileges. Successful exploits can completely compromise an affected computer.
Versions prior to incron 0.5.5-2.el5 are vulnerable.
incron is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.
Local attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary commands with superuser privileges. Successful exploits can completely compromise an affected computer.
Versions prior to incron 0.5.5-2.el5 are vulnerable.
Exploit / POC
inotify incron Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Currently we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].
Currently we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].
Solution / Fix
inotify incron Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.
Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.
References
inotify incron Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
References:
References:
- incron - Homepage (inotify)
- incron-0.5.5-2.el5 security update (Fedora)
- Information for build incron-0.5.5-2.el5 (Fedora)